California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on Thursday announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California.
“Our democracy is in grave danger. Because GOP leaders care more about power than anything else,” Schiff tweeted, sharing a video announcing his campaign. “We are in the fight of our lives, a fight that I am ready to fight as the next United States Senator from California.”
Schiff was reelected to a seventh term in November, now representing California’s 30th congressional district. A top lawmaker, he served as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee between 2019 and 2022 and a foil for Republicans in the first impeachment inquiry against former President Donald Trump.
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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California, speaks with reporters about the situation in Afghanistan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on August 23, 2021.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, walks through the Senate subway en route to a procedural vote on the Respecting Marriage Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, November 28, 2022.
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His campaign announcement video highlights his record against Trump, whom he calls a “dangerous demagogue.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Schiff as lead impeachment officer for Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial, and he led a team of seven House lawmakers who presented evidence to the Senate arguing in favor of convicting Trump for abuse of power. of his office and obstruct Congress and remove him from office.
Republicans have sharply criticized Schiff for his actions as a lead investigator in Trump’s impeachment inquiry. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Schiff “openly lied to the American people” and abused his authority as chairman of the House Intelligence panel. In September 2019, Schiff infuriated Republicans by grossly exaggerating the content of a phone call in which Trump allegedly coerced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy into investigating his 2020 rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter. He then described his summary of Trump’s phone call as a “travesty”.
In retaliation for Schiff’s conduct, McCarthy removed him from the Intelligence Committee during the 118th Congress.
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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., flanked by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a press conference on committee assignments for the 118th US Congress at the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC on Wednesday.
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Schiff joins Rep. Katie Porter, D-California, who announced she was running for the seat earlier this month.
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Feinstein, 89, has yet to announce his intention to run for office. She is currently the oldest serving senator and is expected to announce in the coming months that she will not seek another term.
