Republicans prep formal rebuke of Adam Schiff as party struggles to defend Trump
House Republicans will force a vote to formally condemn Rep. Adam Schiff when they return from recess, their most aggressive offensive yet as the GOP fumbles for a strategy to beat back impeachment efforts.
And without a centralized strategy from the White House, House Republicans are taking their cues from Trump, who is treating Schiff as a punching bag in the impeachment fight. Story continues"Almost all of my Republican colleagues remain inexplicably silent in the face of President Trump’s abuse of power — likely counting on distractions and false narratives that foreign governments have been asked to investigate,” said. Sen. Richard Blumenthal ."The plain fact is that President Trump misused the Oval Office to ask a foreign leader to find dirt on a political opponent.
Scalise, meanwhile, held a conference call with his whip team Thursday afternoon to discuss next steps and outline a series of all-conference member briefings on impeachment that leadership plans to hold when Congress returns from recess, according to a person on the call. Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney also gave an update on the party’s messaging strategy and Rep. Steve Chabot talked about his experience as a manager during the Clinton impeachment.
“I would just say to all of my friends on both sides of the aisle, that I would absolutely say nothing. Nothing,” Corker said at an event in Chattanooga, Tenn. “It’s just not appropriate, in my opinion, for senators to be making statements at this juncture.”
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