Bill Maher Interviews Adam Schiff And It Doesn’t Go Well For Schiff

President Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran have ignited fierce debate in Washington, but a moment on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher exposed what critics say is a glaring double standard within the Democratic Party.

During Friday’s broadcast, Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff joined Maher for a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from the Epstein files to the growing tensions between the United States and Iran. But it was a brief exchange about presidential war powers that quickly turned into a revealing moment.

Maher read a statement defending presidential authority to use military force.

“The president has the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force because he could reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest,” Maher said. “That’s too vague for you?”

Schiff didn’t hesitate.

“Totally vague,” he replied dismissively.

For a moment, the exchange sounded like a familiar Democratic critique of Trump-era military actions. But Maher had a twist ready.

The host then revealed the statement Schiff had just criticized wasn’t from Trump’s administration at all. It was issued by former President Barack Obama’s administration when the United States launched military operations in Libya in 2011.

The revelation immediately put Schiff on the defensive.

Instead of addressing the contradiction directly, Schiff pivoted to a different example involving Obama and Syria.

“Well, Obama made the argument initially that he could go into Syria without authorization,” Schiff said. “I and many others pushed back on that argument.”

Schiff argued that Obama ultimately chose not to strike the Assad regime after determining he might lose a vote in Congress.