Dem lawmaker: ‘God help us’ if Trump’s team conducts nation’s affairs like transition

Published December 5, 2016 11:44pm ET



The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee slammed President-elect Trump and his transition team on Monday evening for making decisions and statements over the past month that he claims could have “dangerous consequences,” including life-threatening ones.

“From birther claims about President Obama to the blatant falsehood that millions of undocumented immigrants voted in the most recent elections, and outrageous conspiracy theories and fake news like ‘Pizza-gate,’ the President-elect and his transition team have been willing to peddle complete fabrications with little regard for their dangerous consequences – something that has now come close to having deadly results,” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., wrote in a statement.

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