As he did with myriad Russia-related allegations, Trump has contended that the indictment, as well as the three others he faces, are part of a broader political witch hunt designed to derail his political future.
“It’s clear that Donald Trump and his MAGA allies will continue weaponizing the justice process to attack Senator Schiff for holding this corrupt administration accountable,” Sen. Adam Schiff's spokeswoman said
"We are messengers here. We are relaying what we are hearing from your most loyal ultra MAGA supporters all the time," he added.
"You can refuse illegal orders," they said. "You must refuse illegal orders."
Democratic attorneys general frequently use same weapon, civil investigative demands, against pro-life pregnancy centers. Media Matters for America represented by firm tied to Russia collusion hoax.
Trump said such a probe could cover the FBI abuses during the now-disgraced Russia collusion probe against him, the bureau’s failure to probe intelligence of a Chinese plot to help Joe Biden in the 2020 election with fake mail-in ballots and former Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s pursuit of multiple cases against him .
The GOP House Intelligence Committee Chairman is critiquing the Trump CIA director's review of the Intelligence Community's assessment on Russian meddling in the 2016 election. And the CIA is pushing back.