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Senator Adam Schiff on How the Trump Administration Targets Its Opponents

December 8, 2025·26 min·4-min readconversationalpolitics
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In a tense and revealing interview, Senator Adam Schiff, a longtime adversary of Donald Trump, discusses the personal and political ramifications of being a central figure in Trump’s impeachment and January 6th investigations. He reflects on Trump’s vendetta against him, the weaponization

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Adam Schiff

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