Adam Schiff (Dem), Donald Trump med advokat Rudy Giuliani.

Toppdemokrat: Kommer kräva Trumps skattepapper

Republikanerna ”abdikerade fullständigt” från sitt ansvar att undersöka och utmäta ansvar för förseelser från nuvarande presidentadministrationen – ett uppdrag som Demokraterna nu kommer ta hand om. Det säger Demokraternas Adam Schiff, till Mediaite efter att hans parti tagit majoriteten i representanthuset, kongressens andra kammare.

Nu kommer Demokraterna skrida till verket, bland annat ska man begära ut Trumps skattepapper och ta kontroll över utredningen om rysk inblandning i presidentvalet 2016.

– Vi måste också återställa relationen mellan representanthusets underrättelsekommitté och vår ordningsmakt och underrättelsemyndigheter, säger han till Politico.

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Adam Schiff
Wikipedia (en)
Adam Bennett Schiff (born June 22, 1960) is the U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff has served in Congress since 2001. Schiff represented the 27th and 29th Districts between 2001 and 2013, which initially included the areas of Alhambra, Altadena, San Gabriel, Burbank, Glendale, South Pasadena, Temple City, Monterey Park, and Pasadena. In 2010, his district's boundaries were re-drawn to include, among others, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose and Sunland-Tujunga, as well as large slices of central Los Angeles including Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, West Hollywood, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and Los Feliz. (Burbank, Glendale, and the western part of Pasadena all remained in his district.) Schiff is an influential voice for the Democratic Party on foreign policy and national security issues in the House of Representatives. He serves as ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He is currently on leave from the House Appropriations Committee which he joined in 2007. He previously served on the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee, and serves on the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee.
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