California Republican Senate candidate and former MLB first baseman Steve Garvey criticized Rep. Adam Schiff during a primary debate Monday night, noting that the House had censured the Democrat “for lying” about allegations that The Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government to manipulate the 2016 presidential election.
“I think you’ve been censured for lying,” Garvey, who played 19 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, told Schiff during the debate in Los Angeles.
“And this is exactly what I’m talking about: career politicians who are trying to determine who we are by race, color or gender,” Garvey continued. “They never listen. “They have pre-established words to say.”
Schiff (D-Calif.), who led the first impeachment trial against President Donald Trump, replied that “he was censured for standing up to a corrupt president” and added that he would “do it all over again.”
California Republican Senate candidate and former MLB first baseman Steve Garvey sharply criticized Rep. Adam Schiff during a primary debate Monday night over the House vote to censure the Democrat. AP Schiff was censured on partisan lines in June 2023 “for lying” about the Trump campaign’s collusion with the Russian government to rig the 2016 presidential election. AP
“That president has been charged with … 91 counts of felonies; that president you will not refuse to support,” Schiff said. “Yes, it is a danger. And I will face him and [former House Speaker] Kevin McCarthy and [Ohio GOP Rep.] Jim Jordan and any of those MAGA enablers in Congress.”
McCarthy and House Republicans voted along party lines to censure Schiff in June 2023 for having “abused” the public trust “by alleging evidence of collusion” between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
The California Democrat, who at the time of his allegations was serving as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, read portions of the now-debunked Steele dossier into the Congressional record and said there was “ample evidence of collusion in plain sight.” ”.
McCarthy and House Republicans voted along party lines to censure Schiff in June 2023 for having “abused” the public trust “by alleging evidence of collusion” between Trump and Russia. C-SPAN
“You honor me with your enmity. “You flatter me with this falsehood,” Schiff said after the plenary vote. “Today I wear this partisan vote as a badge of honor, knowing that I have fulfilled my oath.”
Three independent federal investigations by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz and Special Counsel John Durham subsequently found that no such evidence existed.
When asked by a moderator during the debate, Schiff avoided mentioning the Steele dossier, but repeated claims that Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared internal polling data with Russian intelligence and helped Kremlin military officials with a “hacking and dumping operation” of the Democratic National Committee. emails during the 2016 campaign.
When asked by a moderator during the debate, Schiff avoided mentioning the Steele dossier but repeated claims that Trump’s campaign manager collaborated with Russian intelligence. AP
A 2020 Senate Intelligence Committee report found “some evidence” that a Russian intelligence officer with ties to Manafort helped Wikileaks release the emails, but Durham refuted Schiff and other House Democrats. last June that the Trump campaign chair’s conduct amounted to collusion.
The special counsel noted that Schiff had also been offered “filth” about a political opponent in 2018, when Russian radio hosts pranked the Democrat by promising to give him photos of “naked Trump.”
Manafort was convicted the same year by a federal jury on eight counts of tax fraud, bank fraud and failing to file foreign financial transactions related to work in Ukraine, but not on charges related to Russia.
California will conclude its open Senate primary on March 5, beginning with early voting by mail and in-person options in the weeks leading up to it. AP
“You lied to 300 million people,” Garvey responded Monday night. “You can’t take that back.”
California will conclude its open Senate primary on March 5, beginning with early voting by mail and in-person options in the weeks leading up to it.
The format allows the top two vote-getters to advance to the November general election, regardless of party, meaning Garvey may have an advantage as the only declared Republican candidate.
The RealClearPolitics poll average shows Schiff leading the field after receiving a coveted endorsement from House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). C-SPAN
The RealClearPolitics poll average shows Schiff leading the field after receiving the coveted endorsement from House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
He currently ranks first with the support of 25% of likely Golden State voters, according to the most recent poll conducted by Emerson College.
Garvey is close behind with 18% support, followed by Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) at 8% and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) at 3%.
Porter and the other Democratic candidates criticized Garvey during the debate for refusing to say whether he would support Trump in the 2024 election.
“What they say is true: Once you get around, you always get around,” Porter said. “This is not the minor leagues. Who will you vote for?”
The candidates are running for the seat held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who died last September at the age of 90.
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