Trump says 'Little Adam Schiff' - the top Democrat on House Intel Committee investigating him - 'Must be stopped!'
Thomson Reuters
- President Donald Trump blasted Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, on Twitter Monday morning, saying he "Must be stopped!"
- Trump accused Schiff and others of leaking classified information to the press in an attempt to discredit Rep. Devin Nunes' memo, which Republicans say shows an anti-Trump bias in the FBI.
- The president's outburst comes as the committee is likely to discuss releasing a memo Democrats authored that counters the GOP memo released last week.
On Twitter Monday morning, President Donald Trump blasted Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee that, saying he "Must be stopped!"
The committee, which has been plagued by partisan infighting in recent weeks, is investigating Russia for meddling in the 2016 election, and whether Trump's campaign possibly colluded with the Kremlin.
In the tweet, Trump also attacked James Comey, whom he fired as FBI director last year; Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who has been highly critical of the president and the memo; John Brennan, the former CIA director who blasted Nunes on Sunday; and James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence.
"Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, Brennan and Clapper! Adam leaves closed committee hearings to illegally leak confidential information. Must be stopped!" Trump tweeted.
The tweet contains the hallmarks of a personal attack from Trump, including the diminutive title "Little" for Schiff suggesting he is driven by political ambition for higher office.
Trump's tweet follows reports in conservative media that Schiff leaked classified information to the press in an attempt to discredit Devin Nunes, the committee's top Republican, and his "FISA memo," which Republicans say demonstrates an anti-Trump bias in the FBI.
Over the weekend, Schiff led a charge of Democrats in calling the memo "reckless" and a "political hit job."
An article at Law and Crime suggested that in Schiff's attempt to discredit the memo released by Nunes, he gave insight into a classified document, the FISA warrant application for former Trump campaign figure Carter Page.
Members of the FBI also made a rare statement urging Trump not to release the memo, saying that it lacked important details and could reveal intelligence methods.
The Democrats on the House committee want to release their own counter-memo, and Reuters reported that members could start discussing its release on Monday.
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