Democrat impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff got blasted on Wednesday after saying that he doesn’t know who the whistleblower is, while speaking at the Senate impeachment trial.
Schiff made the claim after he was asked about the alleged relationship between his staff and the whistleblower, who ignited the Democrat-led impeachment effort against President Trump.
“Let me be clear about several things about the whistleblower,” Schiff said. “First of all, I don’t know who the whistleblower is. I haven’t met them or communicated with them in any way.”
Adam Schiff Claims He Doesn’t Know Who The Whistleblower Is, While Speaking At The Senate Impeachment Trial
Adam Schiff brazenly claims he still doesn't know the identity of the whistleblower, while Trump's legal counsel claims that interactions between the whistleblower and schiff's team are “shrouded in secrecy." pic.twitter.com/G7qhwbwZTP
— BlazeTV (@BlazeTV) January 29, 2020
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House Republican Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump Jr., Rep. Elise Stefanik and others unloaded on social media after seeing Schiff deny knowing the whistleblower.
“There’s a ZERO percent chance Adam Schiff doesn’t know the identity of the whistleblower,” Rep. Zeldin tweeted. “How does he lie so easily? It’s really quite remarkable. He’s prosecuting the Pres of the United States in front of the Chief Justice & these lies just keep flowing right out of his mouth.” See Below
There’s a ZERO percent chance Adam Schiff doesn’t know the identity of the whistleblower.
How does he lie so easily? It’s really quite remarkable. He’s prosecuting the Pres of the United States in front of the Chief Justice & these lies just keep flowing right out of his mouth.
— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) January 29, 2020
In his reaction, Donald Trump Jr. referenced earlier remarks made by Senator Elizabeth Warren, who vowed to “fight disinformation” against political opponents.
Trump Jr. tweeted, “Elizabeth Warren should arrest Schiff for spreading fake news.”
Elizabeth Warren should arrest Schiff for spreading fake news. https://t.co/VFXUfZrBQl
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 29, 2020
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik responded to Schiff’s claim by saying, “Stunning that Adam Schiff lies to millions of Americans when he says he doesn’t know the identity of the whistleblower.”
She continued, “He absolutely knows the identity of the whistleblower b/c he coordinated with the individual before the whistleblower’s complaint! His staff helped write it!”
Stunning that Adam Schiff lies to millions of Americans when he says he doesn’t know the identity of the whistleblower.
He absolutely knows the identity of the whistleblower b/c he coordinated with the individual before the whistleblower’s complaint! His staff helped write it!
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) January 29, 2020
We leave you with some more highly-engaged reactions to Adam Schiff asserting that he doesn’t know the identity of the whistleblower:
https://twitter.com/thebradfordfile/status/1222664718642503681?s=19
https://twitter.com/Surabees/status/1222647924280172544?s=19
Even the Washington Post has called Schiff a liar. It is clear he knows and even coached the whistleblower.
How can anybody take his information seriously? He is deliberately misleading the public about @realDonaldTrump because he knows their impeachment case is baseless.
— Rep. Doug Lamborn (@RepDLamborn) January 29, 2020