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Schiff: Trump 'doesn't give a shit about what's good for our country'
Original interview: “I Do Hate What He Is Doing”: Adam Schiff on Trump, Impeachment, and What’s Next (The New Yorker)
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Source: The Guardian
Schiff: Trump 'doesn’t give a shit about what’s good for our country'
2h ago
15:26
In an interview with the New Yorker, Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House intelligence committee, said Trump “doesn’t give a shit about what’s good for our country”.
The New Yorker’s Susan B Glasser asked Schiff whether he “hated” Trump after the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, shouted down a reporter who asked her the same question. “No,” Schiff replied, “but I do hate what he is doing to the country.”
The California Democrat argued Trump’s alleged actions toward Ukraine demonstrate an alarming tendency to prioritize his own interests over those of the nation. “The president doesn’t give a shit about what’s good for our country, what’s good for Ukraine,” Schiff said. “It’s all about what’s in it for him personally and for his re-election campaign.”
Schiff also justified House Democrats’ timeline for moving forward with articles of impeachment, despite some Republicans’ demands that they wait until courts rule on whether administration officials must comply with congressional subpoenas.
“The long and the short of it is, though, given that the president is today trying to get foreign interference in the next election to help him, we do not feel that when we already have overwhelming evidence, we should wait any longer,” Schiff said.
Updated at 3.57pm GMT
2h ago
15:26
In an interview with the New Yorker, Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House intelligence committee, said Trump “doesn’t give a shit about what’s good for our country”.
The New Yorker’s Susan B Glasser asked Schiff whether he “hated” Trump after the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, shouted down a reporter who asked her the same question. “No,” Schiff replied, “but I do hate what he is doing to the country.”
The California Democrat argued Trump’s alleged actions toward Ukraine demonstrate an alarming tendency to prioritize his own interests over those of the nation. “The president doesn’t give a shit about what’s good for our country, what’s good for Ukraine,” Schiff said. “It’s all about what’s in it for him personally and for his re-election campaign.”
Schiff also justified House Democrats’ timeline for moving forward with articles of impeachment, despite some Republicans’ demands that they wait until courts rule on whether administration officials must comply with congressional subpoenas.
“The long and the short of it is, though, given that the president is today trying to get foreign interference in the next election to help him, we do not feel that when we already have overwhelming evidence, we should wait any longer,” Schiff said.
Updated at 3.57pm GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2019/dec/06/trump-news-today-live-impeachment-inquiry-pelosi-2020-democrats-latest-updates?page=with:block-5dea706a8f08e7796de8df61#block-5dea706a8f08e7796de8df61
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