Adam Schiff: ‘The American People Are Not Going to Want a Convicted Felon Running the Country’

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SCHIFF: “But, you know, look, overall, I think Americans should feel somewhat reassured, notwithstanding all the stresses on the system, our democracy worked, justice was done. 12 ordinary Americans sat in judgment of a former president. But at the same time, we need to recognize it’s going to become even more turbulent now. Of necessity, it’s going to become more turbulent. I say 'of necessity' because that case had to go forward, it did go forward, but because Trump and his MAGA followers are digging in, because all of the enablers in Congress, including Speaker Johnson, are essentially rallying around him and in doing so trying to tear down the system, our democracy is going to go through a further test. But I do think your reporter hit it right on the nose. This is going to take a while to sink in with the American people, but I believe the American people are not going to want a convicted felon running the country. They’re not going to want to turn the country into some kind of a criminal enterprise."