Schiff: There Is ‘Direct Evidence’ of Trump-Russia Collusion

Margaret BRENNAN Well Michael ░░░░░░░░ I know will be ░░░░░░░░ again for your committee ░░░░░░░░ week What kind of ░░░░░░░░ materials do you expect ░░░░░░░░ to bring to that ░░░░░░░░ REP Schiff Well Mr ░░░░░░░░ testified in open session ░░░░░░░░ I can t go ░░░░░░░░ our closed session interview ░░░░░░░░ about his false testimony ░░░░░░░░ our committee previously and ░░░░░░░░ that written statement had ░░░░░░░░ through different drafts or ░░░░░░░░ He testified in open ░░░░░░░░ that others have reviewed ░░░░░░░░ testimony and we have ░░░░░░░░ a deep and compelling ░░░░░░░░ in whether others were ░░░░░░░░ of those false statements ░░░░░░░░ he would make to ░░░░░░░░ whether there are any ░░░░░░░░ acts or evidence of ░░░░░░░░ of justice which is ░░░░░░░░ a core part of ░░░░░░░░ investigation Margaret BRENNAN Cohen ░░░░░░░░ though in that open ░░░░░░░░ he had no direct ░░░░░░░░ of collusion with Russia ░░░░░░░░ Senate Intel chairman also ░░░░░░░░ at this point no ░░░░░░░░ of collusion at this ░░░░░░░░ Have you seen do ░░░░░░░░ have direct evidence of ░░░░░░░░ with Russia REP Schiff ░░░░░░░░ I think there is ░░░░░░░░ evidence in the e ░░░░░░░░ from the Russians through ░░░░░░░░ intermediary offering dirt on ░░░░░░░░ Clinton as part of ░░░░░░░░ is described in writing ░░░░░░░░ the Russian government effort ░░░░░░░░ help elect Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ offer that dirt There ░░░░░░░░ an acceptance of that ░░░░░░░░ in writing from the ░░░░░░░░ s son Don Jr ░░░░░░░░ there is overt acts ░░░░░░░░ furtherance of that That ░░░░░░░░ the meeting at Trump ░░░░░░░░ and all the lies ░░░░░░░░ cover up that meeting ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Tower and ░░░░░░░░ lies that the president ░░░░░░░░ in That to me ░░░░░░░░ direct evidence but there ░░░░░░░░ also abundant circumstantial evidence ░░░░░░░░ is for example evidence ░░░░░░░░ Manafort sharing internal polling ░░░░░░░░ with someone linked to ░░░░░░░░ Russian intelligence services Margaret ░░░░░░░░ But REP Schiff Why ░░░░░░░░ that What legitimate purpose ░░░░░░░░ there for things like ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen s own ░░░░░░░░ was circumstantial evidence that ░░░░░░░░ president was dealing with ░░░░░░░░ Stone who is dealing ░░░░░░░░ Wikileaks and effort to ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN But none of ░░░░░░░░ REP Schiff Find out ░░░░░░░░ Margaret BRENNAN Amounts to ░░░░░░░░ Schiff Releases of information ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Impeachment grounds for ░░░░░░░░ still I mean these ░░░░░░░░ serious allegations REP Schiff ░░░░░░░░ I mean here s ░░░░░░░░ thing and I ve ░░░░░░░░ this I made this ░░░░░░░░ all along and that ░░░░░░░░ while there is abundant ░░░░░░░░ of collusion the issue ░░░░░░░░ a criminal point of ░░░░░░░░ is whether there is ░░░░░░░░ beyond a reasonable doubt ░░░░░░░░ a criminal conspiracy And ░░░░░░░░ is something that we ░░░░░░░░ have to await Bob ░░░░░░░░ s report and the ░░░░░░░░ evidence to determine We ░░░░░░░░ also have to look ░░░░░░░░ the whole body of ░░░░░░░░ and criminal actions by ░░░░░░░░ president including those campaign ░░░░░░░░ crimes to determine whether ░░░░░░░░ rise to the level ░░░░░░░░ removal from office I ░░░░░░░░ said that I think ░░░░░░░░ should await the evidence ░░░░░░░░ Bob Mueller as well ░░░░░░░░ our own work And ░░░░░░░░ m pleased to see ░░░░░░░░ Mr Nunez who and ░░░░░░░░ he and I have ░░░░░░░░ disagreements about many things ░░░░░░░░ in agreement on one ░░░░░░░░ the report and the ░░░░░░░░ needs to be provided ░░░░░░░░ Congress I think that ░░░░░░░░ needs to be made ░░░░░░░░