Adam Schiff Blasts Trump For Saying He Knows 'Russian Oligarchs That Are Very Nice People'
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The California Democrat served as lead prosecutor in Trump's first impeachment trial.
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) shared four choice words Tuesday for President Donald Trump.
The outspoken Democrat has long claimed there was ample evidence of collusion between Russia and the first Trump campaign, and after the president plainly stated Tuesday that he knows “some Russian oligarchs that are very nice people,” the senator pounced.
Schiff reshared footage of the moment on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote: “I’m sure you do.”
Schiff served as lead prosecutor in Trump’s first impeachment trial in 2020 and remains one of the top Democratic voices to suggest his 2016 election win was aided by the Kremlin. Trump, fond of nicknames, dubbed him “Sleazy Adam Schiff” in 2017.
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