Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff’s Republican opponent in his California Senate bid slammed the congressman’s claim that being censured by Congress is a “badge of honor.”
“Every time Schiff opens his mouth he lies,” attorney and Republican Senate Candidate Eric Early told Fox News Digital on Thursday. “At this point he’s like a cornered animal who is just flailing around and saying one ridiculous thing after another.”
After becoming only the 25th member of Congress in American history to be censured, Schiff told Fox News that he takes it as a “badge of honor because this says that I’m effective.”
“They go after people that they think are effective, I exposed the corruption of former President,” Schiff said. “I led the first impeachment trial of the former president to the first bipartisan vote to remove a president and U.S. history.”
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Censure is the second most serious form of discipline a representative can face in Congress, topped only by expulsion.
“Wear your badge of honor well, Schiff, because this is obviously no badge of honor and frankly, once the lights go out, and once Schiff is finally out of our government, he’s going to be forever remembered as one of the worst to ever grace the halls of Congress,” Early told Fox News Digital.
The censure vote against Schiff, that ultimately passed by a party line vote of 213-209 with 6 Republicans voting present, was launched by Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. The cesure bill said that Schiff’s peddling of the debunked collusion narrative between Russia and former President Trump was unbecoming of a member.
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“As chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Adam Schiff launched an all-out political campaign built on baseless distortions against a sitting U.S. president, at the expense of every single citizen in this country and the honor of…
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