Adam Schiff: ‘The President Misconduct Cannot Be Decided at the Ballot Box’

SCHIFF On the basis ░░░░░░░░ this egregious misconduct the ░░░░░░░░ of Representatives returned two ░░░░░░░░ against the president First ░░░░░░░░ that President Trump corruptly ░░░░░░░░ the powers of the ░░░░░░░░ to solicit foreign interference ░░░░░░░░ the upcoming presidential election ░░░░░░░░ his personal and political ░░░░░░░░ Second President Trump obstructed ░░░░░░░░ impeachment inquiry into that ░░░░░░░░ of power in order ░░░░░░░░ cover up his misconduct ░░░░░░░░ House did not take ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary step lightly As ░░░░░░░░ will discuss impeachment exists ░░░░░░░░ cases on which the ░░░░░░░░ rises beyond mere policies ░░░░░░░░ to be decided otherwise ░░░░░░░░ without urgency at the ░░░░░░░░ box Instead we are ░░░░░░░░ today to consider a ░░░░░░░░ more grave matter and ░░░░░░░░ is an attempt to ░░░░░░░░ the powers of the ░░░░░░░░ to cheat in an ░░░░░░░░ For precisely this reason ░░░░░░░░ President s misconduct cannot ░░░░░░░░ decided at the ballot ░░░░░░░░ for we cannot be ░░░░░░░░ that the vote will ░░░░░░░░ fairly won In corruptly ░░░░░░░░ his office to gain ░░░░░░░░ political advantage in abusing ░░░░░░░░ powers of that office ░░░░░░░░ such a way to ░░░░░░░░ our national security and ░░░░░░░░ integrity of our elections ░░░░░░░░ obstructing the investigation into ░░░░░░░░ own wrongdoing the President ░░░░░░░░ shown that he believes ░░░░░░░░ he is above the ░░░░░░░░ and scornful of constraint.”