Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffOvernight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (D-Calif.) on Thursday said President Trump is likely to blame his predecessor, Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Don't expect a government check anytime soon Trump appointees stymie recommendations to boost minority voting: report Obama's first presidential memoir, 'A Promised Land,' set for November release MORE, for any shortcomings or difficulties during his time in office.

"I'm confident of this, Chuck: On the last day of the Trump administration, Trump will be blaming Obama for something," Schiff told MSNBC's Chuck Todd.

"Evidently, the policy of this administration is the buck stops with Barack Obama. So that, I think, we can be confident of," he added.

Trump has frequently claimed since taking office in January that he "inherited a mess" from the past administration.

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White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Thursday sought to place blame on the Obama administration for failing to properly vet Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who is facing scrutiny over revelations that he took payments from foreign governments despite warnings by the Defense Intelligence Agency not to do so.

The revelations sparked new questions over whether Flynn's security clearance should have been renewed and how he was able to secure a senior White House job after such missteps.

Flynn served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency during the Obama administration before serving as a top adviser on Trump's campaign and joining his administration in January.

Flynn resigned as Trump's national security adviser in February after it was revealed that he had discussed sanctions with Russia's ambassador in the month before Trump took office and failed to disclose the details of the conversations to top White House officials.