(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a contender for the open California Senate seat, faced a humiliating moment on a Monday debate when his GOP opponent, former MLB first baseman Steve Garvey, blasted him “for lying.”
Garvey mentioned Schiff’s involvement in the Democrat-led Russian collusion investigation, consistently accusing Trump of conspiring with Russia to influence the 2016 election. However, Democrats failed to provide evidence to support these claims.
Adam Schiff gets called out during the CA Senate debate by Republican Steve Garvey for lying about Russian collusion:
Garvey: “I believe you were censured for lying.”
Schiff: “I was censured for standing up to a corrupt president”
Garvey: “Sir, you lied to 300 million people… pic.twitter.com/tqv4YD2kZZ
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 23, 2024
“I think you’ve been censured for lying,” Garvey told Schiff, to which the California representative retorted: “I was censured for standing up to a corrupt president.”
As the debate moderator tried to move on, Schiff interjected, expressing his intent to respond. “I was just called a liar by Mr. Garvey,” he claimed. “And you know something, I would do it all over again!”
Garvey pushed back against Schiff’s remarks: “Sir, you lied to 300 million people, you can’t take that back.”
The verbal tussle between Schiff and Garvey comes as both, along with Reps. Barbara Lee and Katie Porter, vie for the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s vacant seat.
Schiff announced his bid for the seat on Jan. 26, 2023. He previously served as the House Intelligence Committee chair from 2019 until 2023, when Democrats lost their majority to Republicans.
Then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., refused to seat Schiff in the House Intelligence Committee, citing his role in fueling anti-Trump Russian collusion hoaxes.
In June 2023, Schiff faced a House censure vote over “falsehoods, misrepresentations, and abuses of sensitive information” related to his infamous work on the committee.
This is FL @RepLuna, the author of the Adam Schiff Censure bill
It’s her 1st term & she isn’t there to play nice
When her Schiff Censure bill died last week, she didn’t quit
She punched back & refiled
Sometime it takes a 34 y/o Veteran who is 7 months pregnant to fight for us pic.twitter.com/XjMMawAHiN
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) June 21, 2023
Despite the embarrassing setbacks, an Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey showed Schiff leading with 25% support among California voters. Garvey had 18%, while Porter and Lee received 13% and 8%, respectively.
“Thirty-eight percent of California Democrats support Schiff, while 41% of Republicans support Garvey,” said Spencer Kimball, the executive cirector of Emerson College Polling. “Independents are split evenly between the two candidates, with 21% apiece. Seventeen percent of Democrats support Porter, along with 15% of independents.”
The special election is scheduled for March 5, 2024.
