Democrats discredit case for impeachment every time they mention Russia

Published December 16, 2019 5:15pm ET



A Washington Examiner magazine cover story put it well: Adam Schiff is the worst man for the job of impeaching President Trump.

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee seems locked in a race with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to see who can discredit their case for impeaching President Trump fastest. They’re supposed to be making the case that the president broke the law by stalling the release of foreign aid to Ukraine and requesting that the Ukrainians launch investigations into Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. So every time they mention the words “Russia” or “Putin,” the Democrats distract from their actual point, do their entire caucus a disservice, and shoot their credibility in the foot.

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