Republican Lawmaker Calls Schiff ‘The Jussie Smollett of Congress’
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) took a swipe at House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), calling him the “Jussie Smollet of Congress.” Fox Business Network’s Elizabeth MacDonald explained Thursday evening…
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) took a swipe at House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), calling him the “Jussie Smollet of Congress.”
Fox Business Network’s Elizabeth MacDonald explained Thursday evening, “Democrat Adam Schiff saying that even though there are many discredited claims in the debunked Steele Dossier, that the and multiple experts have said this is totally false, he’s still thinking parts of it are trust trustworthy and going after Trump.”
She played a clip of Schiff’s interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. The anchor pointed out that a series of investigations and lawsuits have discredited allegations included in the Steele Dossier.
He asked Schiff, “Do you worry, Congressman, that your credibility, other Democrats’ credibility could be hurt by that?”
Schiff replied, “No. And people who have been following the investigation understand the very limited role that the Steele Dossier played.”
He continued, “It doesn’t change Donald Trump’s corrupt behavior in 2016.”
Check out part of the interview below:
MacDonald accused Schiff of “misleading again,” adding, “The Steele dossier did not play a limited role. The DOJ inspector general noted the FBI used the Steele dossier as a basis to get FISA wiretaps – meant for terrorists – to go after the Trump campaign. There goes Adam Schiff misleading again.”
When asked for his reaction, Bishop said, “