The #Republican led #House on Wednesday formally #censured Representative Adam B. #Schiff, Democrat of California, over his role investigating #Trump, the first in what could be a series of votes seeking to #punish those they have deemed the party’s #enemies.
#Congress #Censure #GOP #HouseRepublicans #Extremism #Revenge #RightWing
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/us/politics/house-censures-adam-schiff.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The #censure passed by a vote of 213 to 209 w/6 voting “present,” w/the support of “Speaker” #KevinMcCarthy after its lead sponsor, Representative Anna Paulina Luna, #Republican of Florida, altered its language to remove a multimillion-dollar fine some #Republicans viewed as unconstitutional.
#Congress #AdamSchiff #GOP #HouseRepublicans #Extremism #Revenge #RightWing
“Adam Schiff launched an all-out political campaign built on baseless distortions against a sitting U.S. president,” Ms. Luna said. The censure accused him of engaging in “falsehoods, misrepresentations and abuses of sensitive information” as he sought to unearth connections between Mr. Trump and Russia.
(Ummm isn’t that what they’re trying to do to Biden?)
#Congress #AdamSchiff #GOP #Censure #Republican #HouseRepublicans #Extremism #Revenge #RightWing
“You honor me with your enmity,” #Schiff told the #Republicans from the #House floor, pointing out that #Trump had been indicted over charges that he mishandled #ClassifiedDocuments.
“Donald Trump is under indictment for actions that jeopardize our national security & #McCarthy would spend the nation’s time on petty political payback, thinking he can censure or fine Tump’s opposition into submission,” Schiff said. “But I will not yield. Not one inch.”
Per Luke Broadwater:
House #Democrats have gathered in the well of the #House chanting "shame! shame! shame!" after the chamber votes along party lines, 213-209, to censure Rep Adam #Schiff
Some are now chanting "Santos! Santos!"
Swalwell shouts out "pathetic!"
In her time in #Congress so far, Rep #AnnaPaulinaLuna has introduced six measures. 5/6 of them are about Rep #AdamSchiff. Sounds like she’s a bit obsessed.
#MAGA #Republican #GOP #House #ElectionDenier #RightWing #Gaslighting #Extremism #Disinformation #Propaganda #Authoritarianism #PartyOfGrievance #PerformativePolitics #Tyranny
https://www.congress.gov/member/anna-paulina-luna/L000596?q=%7B%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%2C%22type%22%3A%5B%22bills%22%2C%22resolutions%22%5D%7D
Yeah, the House GOP is pretty damned shameful all right
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