GOP Fails In Resolution To Censure And Fine Schiff

Axios reports:

The House on Wednesday voted down a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). The push to reprimand the former House Intelligence Committee chair came as former President Trump was arrested on Tuesday over his handling of classified documents. The resolution cited Schiff’s allegations of collusion between Trump and Russia during the 2016 election, and his promotion of the Steele dossier. It proposed fining Schiff $16 million, half the cost of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Trump.

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The MAGA resolution to censure and fine me $16 million just failed in a bipartisan vote on the House floor.

Let’s break it down. pic.twitter.com/dxPkZ8oHYE

— Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiff) June 15, 2023

7 House members voted Present to table the GOP resolution censuring Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA):

2 Republicans: Issa-CA & Santos-NY

5 Democrats (all members of House Ethics Cmte):
Wild-PA-Ranking Member, DeSaulnier-CA, Escobar-TX, Ivey-MD & Ross-NC https://t.co/8zqedcG8b3

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) June 14, 2023

20 House Republicans voted against their party’s efforts to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) by voting Yes to table the Florida GOP Rep. Anna Luna’s resolution. pic.twitter.com/ixtGCFEiCg

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) June 14, 2023