Lawfare Archive: Rep. Adam Schiff on the Role of Congress in Protecting Liberal Democracy
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🗓️ 24 October 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
From March 25, 2017: Between leading the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's first open hearing on Russian election interference on Monday, and sparring with HPSCI Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes over Nunes's odd escapades regarding possible incidental collection of communications of Trump associates, HPSCI Ranking Member Rep. Adam Schiff has had a busy week. On Tuesday, Lawfare and the Brookings Institution were pleased to host Rep. Schiff for an address on "The Role of Congress in Protecting Liberal Democracy." In conversation with Lawfare's Benjamin Wittes and Susan Hennessey, Rep. Schiff spelled out an ambitious legislative program and a vision for revitalizing the power of Congress under the Trump presidency.
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| 0:27.3 | and the aftermath. |
| 0:34.3 | Hi, I'm Emily Day and this is an episode in the LawFair archives for October 24th, 2021. |
| 0:45.8 | There's been a lot of news recently regarding the House Select Committee investigating |
| 0:49.4 | the January 6 attack as developments unfold, including this week when the committee voted |
| 0:54.0 | unanimously in favor of contempt of Congress charges against Steve Bannon. |
| 0:58.5 | Underpinning this story has been how Congress can act as a bulwark against anti-democratic |
| 1:02.8 | efforts. |
| 1:03.8 | For this week, I chose an episode from March 25th, 2017, in which Benjamin Wittis ensues |
| 1:09.2 | in Hennessy talk with representative Adam Schiff to discuss if the role Congress should |
| 1:13.7 | play in repelling the liberalism and what can be done to protect liberal democracy domestically |
| 1:18.7 | and abroad. |
| 1:27.3 | I'm Quintet Jurassic and this is the LawFair podcast, March 25th, 2017. |
| 1:34.7 | On Monday, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held its first open hearing |
| 1:39.3 | on Russian interference in the US election, with testimony by FBI director James Comey |
| 1:44.6 | and NSA director Admiral Michael Rogers. |
| 1:47.7 | The hearing made headlines due to director Comey's announcement of an ongoing investigation |
| 1:51.4 | into the Russia connection. |
| 1:53.6 | On Tuesday, representative Adam Schiff, ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, |
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