Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight 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 MORE (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, called out Vice President Pence on Wednesday for his "false" claim that Russian meddling did not affect the 2016 election's outcome.

Pence said in a Wednesday interview that Russia had interfered in the election, but said it was the "universal conclusion of our intelligence communities that none of those efforts had any impact on the outcome of the 2016 election."

Schiff shot back in a tweet Wednesday night, calling the claim false.

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"No, Mr. Vice President, that’s false," Schiff responded on Twitter. "The Intelligence Community reached no conclusion as to whether Russia’s actions had a determinative effect on the election’s outcome. For you and the President to continue saying it did, gravely misrepresents their work."

No, Mr. Vice President, that’s false. The Intelligence Community reached no conclusion as to whether Russia’s actions had a determinative effect on the election’s outcome. For you and the President to continue saying it did, gravely misrepresents their work. https://t.co/xa5MA2GOPA — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) February 14, 2018

The U.S. intelligence community has not reached a conclusion on whether Russian meddling actually had any bearing on the election's outcome.

After a similar statement by CIA Director Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoHouse panel halts contempt proceedings against Pompeo after documents turned over Outgoing ambassador to China slams Beijing over coronavirus: 'Could have been contained in Wuhan' Hillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers MORE last October, an agency spokesperson reiterated the intelligence community's assessments.

"The intelligence assessment with regard to the Russian election meddling has not changed," an agency spokesperson said at the time.