"Not concerned about it,” Sen. Adam Schiff brushes off GOP calls for DOJ to prosecute him

Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know!Who?Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) — Member, Senate Judiciary CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Curious your thoughts on the new House Oversight Committee report Chair James Comer dropped this week, arguing many of former President Joe Biden’s end-of-term pardons should be voided because they were allegedly signed with an autopen?Key Schiff:“I hope there will be an analysis by Republicans of [President Donald] Trump’s pardon of 1,550 people. He must have a very fast hand to have signed all those, so I look forward to Comer announcing that investigation.”But are you worried at all, because they’re sending the report to DOJ and making a formal case against you, potentially, in the courts?“No, I’m not concerned about it,” Schiff says. “As I said at the time, I didn’t think President Biden should be issuing pardons.”NEW: Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!Caught our ear:“It is all part of a broader portrait of an administration that is trying to silence and intimidate critics — at universities and law firms, in private companies, among media organizations — so it’s all part of the same whole,” Schiff tells us. “Very much a part of the wannabe dictator’s playbook.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe