Schiff Says Lawmakers Shouldn’t Use Politics To Go After Presidents

Oh, the irony practically writes itself.

Senator Adam Schiff — yes, that Adam Schiff — took the stage at the Texas Tribune Festival and delivered what might go down as one of the most self-unaware speeches in recent political memory. The man who spent the better part of the last decade trying to torpedo President Donald Trump’s administration with an endless stream of headlines, soundbites, and let’s not forget, alleged evidence of collusion that never quite managed to surface, now wants America to know that politicians shouldn’t try to make a president or party “unsuccessful” just because they disagree.

Seriously?

You almost have to admire the gall. Almost.

Schiff — who just scooted into the Senate in 2024 after riding the coattails of the late Dianne Feinstein’s name recognition — suddenly wants to play elder statesman. Now he’s issuing vague, lofty statements about political unity and the dangers of treating opponents like enemies. “We have to get past that ruinous idea,” he declared, eyes full of concern, as though he hadn’t spent four years doing exactly that on every network that would book him. The man was practically a fixture on CNN, MSNBC, and anywhere else that would give him five minutes to tease that he had “seen the evidence” of Trump’s Russia ties — evidence that, shockingly, never made it past the talking point phase.

Now, he’s preaching media literacy and the evils of political division? You can’t make this stuff up.

Scott Adams hit the nail on the head when he said, “Schiff’s entire game depends on people not remembering what he said yesterday.” He’s banking on the same selective amnesia that gave us double-mask mandates from the same experts who told us masks weren’t necessary — a kind of gaslighting so casual it’s become a political strategy. And Schiff? He’s made a career out of it.

Let’s rewind. Schiff didn’t just accuse Trump of wrongdoing — he allegedly assured the American people he had the smoking gun. He didn’t. He was the lead impeachment manager during Trump’s first impeachment, pushing a rushed, partisan effort that even left legal experts scratching their heads. And let’s not forget, this was after years of Schiff parading across cable news claiming he had seen “direct evidence” of Trump’s collusion with Russia. Direct. Evidence. That… never materialized. The Mueller report? Nope. Nothing there. Just a lot of taxpayer money down the drain and a media cycle that kept CNN’s ratings afloat for another six months.