In the 116th Congress, [[Nancy Pelosi]] appointed Schiff chair of the House Intelligence Committee. The committee was supposed to be looking into "Russian hacking" and the [[Obama administration]]'s domestic political spying. In the aftermath of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[2016 Presidential election]] loss, Democrats, Obama intelligence operatives, and the [[Progressive media]] put out the [[fake news]] story that "Russians hacked the DNC." Such reports were subsequently discredited.<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/a-new-report-raises-big-questions-about-last-years-dnc-hack/</ref> In 2018 it was reported Schiff sought to obtain nude photos of [[President Trump]] from a foreign source to affect an election.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/02/07/russian-radio-hosts-once-pranked-adam-schiff-with-promise-of-naked-trump-photos/amp/</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-digs-up-audio-of-schiff-saying-he-would-accept-dirt-on-trump-from-ukrainian-politician-in-prank-call</ref> | In the 116th Congress, [[Nancy Pelosi]] appointed Schiff chair of the House Intelligence Committee. The committee was supposed to be looking into "Russian hacking" and the [[Obama administration]]'s domestic political spying. In the aftermath of [[Hillary Clinton]]'s [[2016 Presidential election]] loss, Democrats, Obama intelligence operatives, and the [[Progressive media]] put out the [[fake news]] story that "Russians hacked the DNC." Such reports were subsequently discredited.<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/a-new-report-raises-big-questions-about-last-years-dnc-hack/</ref> In 2018 it was reported Schiff sought to obtain nude photos of [[President Trump]] from a foreign source to affect an election.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/02/07/russian-radio-hosts-once-pranked-adam-schiff-with-promise-of-naked-trump-photos/amp/</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-digs-up-audio-of-schiff-saying-he-would-accept-dirt-on-trump-from-ukrainian-politician-in-prank-call</ref> |