House Republicans censure Adam Schiff for investigating Donald Trump
The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday voted in favor of censuring Congressman Adam Schiff (D-California) as punishment for his role in the congressional investigations into then-twice-impeached and now-twice-indicted former President Donald Trump.
"As part of the censure procedure, Schiff will stand in the well of the House floor, while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reads a brief rule about censure," CNN reported. The vote was 213-209-6, according to The Hill.
"The effort to censure Schiff, who is running for a US Senate seat in California, cleared a key procedural obstacle earlier Wednesday afternoon after a vote to kill the legislation failed. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida Republican, led the effort with a revamped measure on the House floor for his role in the Russia probe and investigating Trump after a similar measure she backed failed last week," CNN noted. "The resolution accuses Schiff of misleading the American people while pursuing the congressional investigation into Russia and the Trump campaign as the then-chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and for actions Schiff took leading up to the former president’s first impeachment. Schiff has dismissed the allegations as 'false and defamatory.'"
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