Schiff walks a tightrope as he spearheads drive to impeach Trump
President and his allies are challenging the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry standard-bearer head-on
02 October 2019 - 15:58
Washington — Adam Schiff has emerged in less than a week as the standard-bearer for the Democrats’ impeachment effort, putting him squarely in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs and leaving him with little margin for error.
In his first days in the role, Schiff has been challenged head-on by the president and his allies. The house intelligence chair’s plans for a quick series of hearings into whether Trump put pressure on Ukraine to help investigate a political rival ran into immediate obstacles...
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