California Republican Senate candidate and former MLB first baseman, Steve Garvey, denounced Rep. Adam Schiff during Monday night’s primary debate, pointing out that the House has criticized Democrats “for lying” about the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with the Russian government to rig the 2016 presidential election.
“I think you’ve been called out for lying,” Garvey, who played 19 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, told Schiff during the LA debate.
“And this is what I’m talking about: career politicians who try to define who we are by race or color or gender,” Garvey said. “They never listen. They have prearranged words to say.”
Schiff, who presided over the first impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, responded that he was “condemned for standing up to a corrupt president” and added that he “would do it again.”
California GOP Senate candidate and former MLB pitcher Steve Garvey blasted Rep. Adam Schiff during Monday night’s key debate on the House’s vote to impeach Democrats. AP Schiff was censured along partisan lines in June 2023 “for lying” about the Trump campaign colluding with the Russian government to rig the 2016 presidential election. AP
“The president has been indicted on … 91 criminal charges — a president you wouldn’t refuse to support,” Schiff said. “Yes, he is dangerous. And I will stand up for him and [former House Speaker] Kevin McCarthy, and [Ohio GOP Rep.] Jim Jordan, and any MAGA enablers in Congress.”
McCarthy and House Republicans voted along partisan lines to impeach Schiff in June 2023 for “abusing” the public’s trust “by claiming he had evidence of collusion” between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
The California Democrat, who at the time of his indictment served as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, read portions of the now-disputed Steele dossier into the congressional record and said there was “overwhelming evidence of collusion before our eyes.”
McCarthy and House Republicans voted along partisan lines to impeach Schiff in June 2023 for “abusing” the public’s trust “by claiming he had evidence of collusion” between Trump and Russia. C-SPAN
“You honor me with your enmity. You flatter me with this falsehood,” Schiff followed the floor 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 Chief Michael Horowitz and special counsel John Durham later found no such evidence existed.
Asked by a moderator during the debate, Schiff avoided mentioning the Steele dossier but repeated allegations that Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared internal polling data with Russian intelligence and helped Kremlin military officials with “hacking and dumping operations” of the Democratic National Committee. email during the 2016 campaign.
Asked by moderators during the debate, Schiff avoided mentioning the Steele dossier but repeated allegations that Trump’s campaign chairman was working with Russian intelligence. AP
A 2020 Senate Intelligence Committee report found “some evidence” that a Russian intelligence official with ties to Manafort helped Wikileaks in the disclosure of the emails — but Durham denied to Schiff and other House Democrats last June that the Trump campaign chairman’s conduct amounted to collusion difficult
The special counsel noted that Schiff had also offered “dirt” to a political opponent in 2018, when a Russian radio host pranked Democrats by promising to give him a “naked Trump” photo.
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 Russia-related charges.
California will end its open Senate elections on March 5, starting with early voting by mail and in-person options in the preceding weeks. AP
“You lied to 300 million people,” Garvey responded Monday night. “You can’t take it back.”
California will end its open Senate elections on March 5, starting with early voting by mail and in-person options in the preceding weeks.
The format allows the top two vote-getters to advance to the November general election, regardless of party, meaning Garvey may have the advantage of being the only declared Republican candidate.
The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Schiff leading the field after receiving the coveted endorsement from House Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). C-SPAN
The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Schiff leading the field after receiving the coveted endorsement of House Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
He currently ranks first with 25% of Golden State voters likely to support him, according to a recent poll by Emerson College.
Garvey is close behind him at 18% support, followed by Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) at 8% and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) at 3%.
Porter and other Democratic candidates heckled Garvey during the debate for refusing to say whether he would support Trump in the 2024 election.
“What they say is true: Once a Dodger, always a Dodger,” Porter said. “This is not little league. Who will you vote for?”
The candidates are running for the seat held by longtime Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died last September at the age of 90.
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