The entire "It's not OK speech"..Adam Schiff (written content)

[Stuart G]

Adam Schiff Friday 3/29/19


My colleagues might think it’s okay that the Russians offered dirt on the Democratic candidate for president as part of what’s described as the Russian government’s effort to help the Trump campaign. You might think that’s okay.

My colleagues might think it’s okay that when that was offered to the son of the president, who had a pivotal role in the campaign, that the president’s son did not call the FBI; he did not adamantly refuse that foreign help — no, instead that son said that he would ‘love’ the help with the Russians.

You might think it’s okay that he took that meeting. You might think it’s okay that Paul Manafort, the campaign chair, someone with great experience running campaigns, also took that meeting. You might think it’s okay that the president’s son-in-law also took that meeting. You might think it’s okay that they concealed it from the public. You might think it’s okay that their only disappointment after that meeting was that the dirt they received on Hillary Clinton wasn’t better. You might think that’s okay.

You might think it’s okay that when it was discovered, a year later, that they then lied about that meeting and said that it was about adoptions. You might think that it’s okay that it was reported that the president helped dictate that lie. You might think that’s okay. I don’t.

You might think it’s okay that the campaign chairman of a presidential campaign would offer information about that campaign to a Russian oligarch in exchange for money or debt forgiveness. You might think that’s okay, I don’t.

You might think it’s okay that that campaign chairman offered polling data to someone linked to Russian intelligence. I don’t think that’s okay.

You might think it’s okay that the president himself called on Russia to hack his opponent’s emails, if they were listening. You might think it’s okay that later that day, in fact, the Russians attempted to hack a server affiliated with that campaign. I don’t think that’s okay.

You might think it’s okay that the president’s son-in-law sought to establish a secret back channel of communication with the Russians through a Russian diplomatic facility. I don’t think that’s okay.

You might think it’s okay that an associate of the president made direct contact with the GRU through Guccifer 2.0 and WikiLeaks, that is considered a hostile intelligence agency. You might think it’s okay that a senior campaign official was instructed to reach that associate and find out what that hostile intelligence agency had to say in terms of dirt on his opponent.

You might think it’s okay that the national security adviser designate secretly conferred with the Russian ambassador about undermining U.S. sanctions, and you might think it’s okay that he lied about it to the FBI.

You might say that’s all okay, that’s just what you need to do to win. But I don’t think it’s okay. I don’t think it’s okay. I think it’s immoral, I think it’s unethical, I think it’s unpatriotic and, yes, I think it’s corrupt — and evidence of collusion.

[katmondoo]

1. Thank you, I have printed it and will save it forever

[niyad]

2. thank you.

[Blecht]

3. Thanks!

[bluestarone]

4. TY

GREAT words spoken here!!

[FakeNoose]

5. Adam Schiff is exactly right - none of this is OK

Thank you Chairman Schiff!

[question everything]

6. I cannot think of anyone else who could so eloquently detail the issues

the findings and why it is not OK.

[Lotus54]

7. Thank you so much

for taking the time to post Congressman Schiff Historical rebuttal.
It should be recorded in the Library of Congress for posterity.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Thank you! This was truly historic!

[DFW]

9. This speech is right up there with "a date which will live in infamy" and "have you no decency."

Let no one lose sight of the fact that if we had not taken the House last November, this speech would never have been given uninterrupted, certainly not seen in its entirety, repeated, and commented extensively upon on TV.

Schiff's chairmanship brought his speech to a whole new level. We had better believe it caught the Republicans' attention. We had better not forget that, either, the next time someone wants to tout the glorious cause of attacking Democratic incumbents in the primaries. The time to do that is NOT when losing the House means silencing Adam Schiff, or relegating him to 15 second sound bytes, after which he is shouted down by loud-mouthed Republicans or cut off by hostile hosts saying "that's all the time we have."

[Meowmee]

10. That isn't the entire speech, which was fantastic

I wish there was a full transcript but here is a link to the video on AS twitter

Link to tweet

?s=20

[malaise]

11. Yep - the part near the end where he spoke about

the Con trying to enrich himself in Russia is missing

[Meowmee]

12. Yes

About 1/3 to nearly half is missing and alot of great stuff.

[malaise]

13. It was one of the great speeches of all time

Why did they think they could upend a Congressional hearing with a demand for the Chairman's resignation - and get away with it. I will not yield. That was special.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4788881/yield

[Meowmee]

14. It was for sure

I think it will go down in history. It is almost unbelievable they thought that, but I guess it is not a total surprise with the current events. I was so glad he didn't let them speak then. I think I would have said something about Nunes’ conduct running to the WH/ trump as well.

[malaise]

15. Yes

but I would also have added the Ryan cover up when McCarthy told them that he thinks Putin pays the Con and Russianbacker. I would have said it cannot be OK for the speaker to tell other ReTHUGs to keep that in the family.

[Meowmee]

16. Yes for sure! nt