House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthyMcCarthy's Democratic challenger to launch first TV ad highlighting Air Force service as single mother Trump asked Chamber of Commerce to reconsider Democratic endorsements: report The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill MORE (R-Calif.) on Thursday said special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's report shows Rep. Devin Nunes Devin Gerald NunesSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Sunday shows preview: With less than two months to go, race for the White House heats up Sunday shows preview: Republicans gear up for national convention, USPS debate continues in Washington MORE (R-Calif.), former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, comes out on top when compared to the predictions of panel's current leader, Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffChris Matthews ripped for complimenting Trump's 'true presidential behavior' on Ginsburg Trump casts doubt on Ginsburg statement, wonders if it was written by Schiff, Pelosi or Schumer Top Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence MORE (D-Calif.).

“Didn’t the Mueller report justify exactly what Chairman Nunes has said? I think Chairman Nunes comes out on top. The concerns that he has with what was being said, what was being done was just proven correct,” McCarthy told reporters during a press conference Thursday. “There is a difference here, drastically — one member lied to the American public and one member told the truth and was attacked for it.”

McCarthy did not specify which comments from Nunes he was referring to.

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In 2018, when Nunes was chairman of the Intelligence Committee, he released a four-page memo alleging there an anti-Trump bias at the Department of Justice and FBI, as well as abuse of government surveillance powers — accusations that were met with strong criticism from Democrats.

“Devin Nunes was proven correct — that’s what the report says. We should praise him, he stood up when others wanted to go after him for telling the truth," McCarthy said. "And then they allow someone who openly lied to us up until even last month and his only recourse is to attack the people who bring it forth."

Republicans are amping up their calls for Schiff to resign from Congress or relinquish his committee gavel, saying his repeated remarks about collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia have been refuted by special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

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McCarthy noted that all nine GOP members of the Intel committee have stated they have lost confidence Schiff’s ability to carry out his duties and feel the integrity of the panel has been compromised due to his assertion there was evidence of collusion.

The California Republican added it is “unacceptable” that Schiff has not apologized for misleading the public.

“He has no ability to produce his job when every single member on the other side said I can’t stand for you to stay as chair. And to equate that in any way to Devin Nunes is wrong,” McCarthy said.

He went on to say that Schiff’s conduct during the investigation was reminiscent of McCarthyism, and he said Democrats are allowing that kind of behavior to continue by letting him remain on as chairman.

“There is one person who can change that and that’s Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare House lawmakers reach deal to avert shutdown Centrist Democrats 'strongly considering' discharge petition on GOP PPP bill MORE,” he said, referring to the House Speaker, who has defended Schiff.

Earlier on Thursday, Schiff responded to the GOP criticism he has faced in recent days.

"My colleagues may think it is OK the president's son was offered dirt as part of an effort to help Trump," Schiff said in his statement, referring to Donald Trump Jr. Don John Trump'Tiger King' star Joe Exotic requests pardon from Trump: 'Be my hero please' Zaid Jilani discusses Trump's move to cancel racial sensitivity training at federal agencies Trump International Hotel in Vancouver closes permanently MORE "You might think it is OK. I don’t."