Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Saturday that he would not be “intimidated” or “intimidated” by President Trump’s alleged threats of retaliation, as the number of officials in charge of the commander in chief increases. list of alleged enemies Face the charges.
The California Democrat is a frequent critic of both presidents. the target of his angersaid in one video posted The social platform
“But we will not be afraid,” he wrote in the post accompanying the video. “We will not be intimidated. We will do our part and continue to fight against these attempts at retaliation.”
Schiff’s comments come just days after New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) was convicted By a federal grand jury on two charges related to mortgage fraud allegations. Former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday pleaded not guilty After being convicted on two charges arising from testimony to Congress he gave in 2020.
Trump, in A satya social post In September Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed Comey, James and Schiff “all are guilty” and “we cannot delay any longer,” pointing to the cases against them. Just weeks after James and Comey were convicted of social media criticism of the president, some are wondering who might be next.
It could be Schiff, whom Trump has called “shifty.”
The California senator led the first impeachment inquiry against a president in 2019 and also sat on the House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Schiff is currently investigating claims of mortgage fraud – which Trump has become weapon of choice In his vendetta campaign against his perceived enemies – in Maryland, according to the new York Times,
MSNBC on Friday informed Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, another person on the president’s list, is expected to face criminal charges as early as next week.
