Top Lawmaker Investigating Donald Trump Says Our Democracy Is Under Threat
Source: Newsweek Magazine
BY CHRIS RIOTTA ON 11/7/17 AT 2:40 PM
President Donald Trump’s response to any further indictments or explosive conclusions that come from the Russia probe could threaten democracy in America, Representative Adam Schiff said Tuesday.
The top Democrat on the congressional committee tasked with examining whether the president’s 2016 campaign colluded with Russian operatives to sway the election said he believes the institution is already in trouble.
"I do feel our democracy is under threat," Schiff said Tuesday, speaking with the Associated Press. "In many respects, the challenge from within is more serious because we have a president who takes issue with the First Amendment and a president who describes the press as an enemy of the people."
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The statement follows the first official charges being approved by a federal grand jury in the Russia probe led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, against Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, and a business associate, Rick Gates.
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