Even the Democrats are laughing at Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff today.

The fallout is the result of a bumbled interview with Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press” over the weekend in which Schiff admitted no evidence exists that President Trump committed a crime, but that the Democrats are going to impeach him anyway.

Why?

Because he maintained his innocence during the investigation. Seriously.

According to Schiff, because Trump asserted executive privilege during the investigation, that must mean he covered up a possible crime which no one can prove.

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It’s basically the equivalent of an individual pleading the fifth when questioned by investigators and then having the investigators turn around and use your silence as evidence that you’re guilty.

Or, in other words, you’re guilty until proven innocent.

From BPR:

Democrats can pursue impeachment if President Trump continues to exercise executive privilege, according to Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff.

In an interview with Schiff on Sunday, “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd asked if the whole issue of whether or not to impeach the President was approaching a “moment where it’s too late, calendar-wise.” Schiff essentially stated that they do not have evidence of a crime, but if the president prevents them from speaking to people in the administration to find a crime, that is clear obstruction and grounds to impeach.

Schiff stated that this fall would be an approximate deadline for launching such an impeachment effort, presumably for the purpose of creating political energy and focus for Democrats’ 2020 election campaigns.

There’s “not a simple answer” to the question of impeachment, Schiff said defensively. He expressed deep concerns about losing an impeachment trial, saying that losing was a “preordained conclusion” given the Republican control of the Senate. …

Is this what the country has come to?

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