Ep. 368 — Rep. Adam Schiff

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and served as lead House manager in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. He joins David to share his assessment of the impeachment proceedings and beyond: including why he believes the impeachment trial was worth the political risk; what, if anything, the process accomplished; the significance of Sen. Mitt Romney’s unprecedented vote; what Trump’s acquittal might mean for the future of democratic institutions; and more.

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0:00.0	Music
0:06.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN Audio, the Ax Files with
0:12.5	your host, David Axelrod.
0:20.0	When history records the impeachment saga of Donald Trump, certainly the name Adam Schiff
0:25.9	will be front and center as the appointment for the House, Chairman of the Intelligence
0:30.6	Committee, in leading the investigation of the president as the lead floor manager in
0:35.8	the Senate for the trial of Donald Trump.
0:38.5	Adam Schiff was the major voice in bringing the case against the president.
0:44.2	There are so many issues surrounding that impeachment that linger and so many questions about
0:48.8	where we go from now.
0:50.3	So I sat down with Chairman Schiff on Capitol Hill yesterday to talk about the impeachment
0:55.2	and trial and the president's disposition and actions since he was acquitted by the
1:01.0	United States Senate.
1:07.6	Chairman Schiff, it's great to be with you again the last time we were together.
1:11.1	You weren't Chairman Schiff.
1:13.5	You were just a rank and member.
1:15.6	Was it that long?
1:16.6	It was.
1:17.6	It seems like another lifetime.
1:18.6	I want to actually, to our Ax Files listeners, I want to commend you to that conversation.
1:24.4	I think it was episode number 140.
1:26.2	I think this is like 368.
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