The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday there is “direct evidence” of collusion between the Trump campaign and agents of the Russian government.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., made the comment to CBS’s Margaret Brennan on “Face The Nation” as he vowed to use his panel’s renewed inquiry into Trump to track down all signs of misconduct.
“I think there is direct evidence in the e-mails from the Russians through their intermediary offering dirt on Hillary Clinton as part of what is described in writing as the Russian government effort to help elect Donald Trump. They offer that dirt. There is an acceptance of that offer in writing from the president’s son Don Jr. and there is overt acts in furtherance of that,” Schiff said. “That is the meeting at Trump Tower and all the lies to cover up that meeting at the Trump Tower and apparently lies that the president participated in. That to me is direct evidence but there’s also abundant circumstantial evidence.”
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Democrats have seized on revelations by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, who testified to three committees this past week, including the the House Intelligence Committee, giving a boost to a number of committees kicking off new investigations into Trump, his business and finances, and Russia.
“We will also have to look at the whole body of improper and criminal actions by the president including those campaign finance crimes to determine whether they rise to the level of removal from office,” Schiff said.
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