Fox News host Mark Levin Mark Reed LevinTrump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Barr: The left 'believes in tearing down the system' Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans MORE on Friday said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffSchiff to subpoena top DHS official, alleges whistleblower deposition is being stonewalled Schiff claims DHS is blocking whistleblower's access to records before testimony GOP lawmakers distance themselves from Trump comments on transfer of power MORE (D-Calif.) has awakened a "sleeping giant" of the American people in the impeachment charge against President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE. The reference to the famous quote compared the lawmaker to World War II Japanese Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto.

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Levin, a syndicated radio talk show host, who was at onetime chief of staff for former President Reagan's attorney general, Ed Meese, also called Schiff's witnesses during six days of testimony weak.



"This was the weakest conga line of hand-picked witnesses I've ever seen in any hearing at any time," Levin later added. "There's no smoking gun."



The perspective comes as President Trump told "Fox & Friends" on Friday that he wants an impeachment trial in the Republican-controlled Senate if the House votes to impeach him.



“I want a trial,” Trump said in a phone interview with the network's morning show on Friday. “There’s nothing there.”



“If they do put it up, they’re crazy,” Trump added regarding an impeachment vote in the House. “Adam Schiff is a nut job.”



The House is expected to vote on articles of impeachment by the end of next year.

"After we were attacked at Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto of Japan said, 'I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve'," Levin told hoston Fox News. "You know, Adam Schiff, you are in some ways Admiral Yamamoto: You just awakened a sleeping giant. You threw everything you had at the president, at the Republicans, at 63 million voters who voted for this president.""This is the best you have? You have nothing," Levin added. "You are the Democratic Party's Yamamoto."