SCHIFF re: New Minority Report : We will be presenting evidence of collusion..."
We will be presenting evidence of collusion, some of which is in the public domain, and other facts that have not yet come to public light. I fully expect that the majority will omit many of these facts in its report and mischaracterize others.
In an interview with me, @RepAdamSchiff says Dems will issue a minority report that reveals new facts about Russia/Trump campaign collusion that counter the decision by Intel Committee Republicans to close down the probe to protect Trump:
"House Republicans may have the power to prevent important facts about President Trump and Russia from coming to public light.
"But heres what they dont have the power to do: Prevent important facts about *their own conduct on Trumps behalf* from coming to public light."
In an interview with me this morning, Rep. Adam B. Schiff the ranking Democrat on the Intel Committee confirmed that Democrats will issue a minority report that will seek to rebut the GOP conclusions.
But heres the real point to understand about this minority report: It will detail all the investigative avenues that House Republicans declined to take the interviews that they didnt conduct, and the leads that they didnt try to chase down and verify. And Schiff confirmed that the report will include new facts ones that have not been made public yet that Republicans didnt permit to influence their conclusions.
Theres no way for them to reach the conclusions that they want to start with unless they ignore or mischaracterize what weve been able to learn, Schiff said, adding that the minority report would also set out the investigative steps that were never taken to answer further questions about the Russians and the Trump campaigns conduct.