As Thursday’s marathon debate in the House of Representatives about approving two articles of impeachment against President Trump was ongoing in Washington, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff was in New York lashing out against Republicans for “blinding themselves” in defending Trump’s conduct amid a defining moment for the country.
“For some of our members who are defending the Constitution, it is their finest hour,” Schiff said in a Thursday interview on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” “But for others who are willfully blinding themselves to this president’s misconduct, it is the most shameful hour.”
The California Democrat, a frequent target of Trump’s, then lowered his head and laid out what the years ahead might look like for Republicans united in supporting a president who faces the prospect of the House Judiciary Committee voting Friday morning to send the two articles of impeachment against him — “abuse of power” and “obstruction of Congress” for his dealings with Ukraine — to the House floor next week.