During a recent interview with Fox News, a former CIA Director accused Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff of California of having leaked classified information.
That former CIA Director was Mike Pompeo, who served in that position under President Donald Trump. He, speaking to Fox News about Rep. Schiff in the context of Speaker McCarthy kicking him off the House Intelligence Committee, said “During my time as CIA director and Secretary of State, I know that he leaked classified information that had been provided to him.”
Others who have inside knowledge, however, disagree. Speaker McCarthy, for instance, hinted that Schiff had done something deserving of condemnation in his letter about why Schiff was booted off the Intel Committee, saying: “I cannot put partisan loyalty ahead of national security, and I cannot simply recognize years of service as the sole criteria for membership on this essential committee. Integrity matters more.”
Further, he added that “it is my assessment that the misuse of this panel during the 116th and 117th Congresses severely undermined its primary national security and oversight missions – ultimately leaving our nation less safe,” and that he wants the panel to be one of “genuine honesty and credibility that regains the trust of the American people.”
Similarly, Tom Cotton suggested that Schiff could have been behind the claim that Russia was offering bounties on US troops, saying:
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) suggested to conservative commentator Lisa Boothe in April 2021 that Schiff could be a source for dubious reports on Russia offering bounties to Afghan militants to kill U.S. troops. Schiff spokesman Patrick Boland shot back with a brief response to the Washington Examiner at the time, “Yet another false and baseless claim by Tom Cotton — you would think he would know better by now.”
By: Will Tanner. Follow me on Twitter @Will_Tanner_1
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