Adam Schiff: My ‘Heads on a Pike’ Comment About GOP Senators Wasn’t Personal

RUSH TRANSCRIPT It s ░░░░░░░░ broader argument than that ░░░░░░░░ argument is that you ░░░░░░░░ impeach a president in ░░░░░░░░ first term because it ░░░░░░░░ either overturn the will ░░░░░░░░ the voters that elected ░░░░░░░░ or prevent him from ░░░░░░░░ on the ballot the ░░░░░░░░ time Now the remedy ░░░░░░░░ impeachment if it s ░░░░░░░░ be a meaningful remedy ░░░░░░░░ that you can remove ░░░░░░░░ president from office If ░░░░░░░░ president commits serious misconduct ░░░░░░░░ his first term he ░░░░░░░░ t get a pass ░░░░░░░░ danger to the country ░░░░░░░░ particularly acute when the ░░░░░░░░ involves threatening the integrity ░░░░░░░░ the next election because ░░░░░░░░ s normally the remedy ░░░░░░░░ he s allowed to ░░░░░░░░ then it s not ░░░░░░░░ proper remedy What do ░░░░░░░░ make of the criticism ░░░░░░░░ some Republican senators didn ░░░░░░░░ like your head on ░░░░░░░░ pike comment Murkowski Collins ░░░░░░░░ Ernst all three who ░░░░░░░░ be open to witnesses ░░░░░░░░ you might have got ░░░░░░░░ personal I don t ░░░░░░░░ it was personal to ░░░░░░░░ to the CBS story ░░░░░░░░ may be personal and ░░░░░░░░ think I have to ░░░░░░░░ very candid about this ░░░░░░░░ I made the argument ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ moral courage to stand ░░░░░░░░ to this president And ░░░░░░░░ is a raffle and ░░░░░░░░ president Look at the ░░░░░░░░ s Tweets about me ░░░░░░░░ saying that I should ░░░░░░░░ a price Do you ░░░░░░░░ that as a threat ░░░░░░░░ think it s intended ░░░░░░░░ be But look it ░░░░░░░░ going to be very ░░░░░░░░ for some of these ░░░░░░░░ to stand up to ░░░░░░░░ president It really is ░░░░░░░░ s just no question ░░░░░░░░ it And I want ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge that And I ░░░░░░░░ t want to acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ offensive to them But ░░░░░░░░ do want to speak ░░░░░░░░ about it And if ░░░░░░░░ weren t an issue ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be an ░░░░░░░░ about calling witnesses If ░░░░░░░░ can t even get ░░░░░░░░ senators to agree to ░░░░░░░░ witnesses in a trial ░░░░░░░░ shows you just how ░░░░░░░░ that moral courage is ░░░░░░░░ ll try to have ░░░░░░░░ conversation in a second ░░░░░░░░ Adam Schiff thanks for ░░░░░░░░ on sharing your views ░░░░░░░░ ll be watching next ░░░░░░░░