Collins grills Democratic counsel: ‘Where’s Adam?’

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) should have been testifying on the evidence for impeachment on Monday, asking, “Where’s Adam?”

Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) raised Schiff as he heatedly questioned Daniel Goldman, the House Intelligence Committee’s Democratic counsel. Goldman offered evidence for President Trump’s impeachment from his panel’s investigation during his own testimony. 

Collins called having Goldman offer the evidence a “charade.”

“We’re going through this charade of staff having to answer staff questions and basically when we don’t like how it’s going we start asking staff on staff and getting into a staff argument,” said Collins, referring to points during Monday’s hearing that saw staff for the panel question other staff members.

“Where’s Adam? It’s his report. Mr. Goldman, you’re a great attorney, but you’re not Adam Schiff and you don’t wear a pin.”

“That’s true,” Goldman responded.

Rep. Collins: “Where’s Adam? It’s his report, his name. Mr. Goldman, you’re a great attorney but you’re not Adam Schiff and you don’t wear a pin.” pic.twitter.com/6oNR89yevY

— ForAmerica (@ForAmerica) December 9, 2019

The committee’s Republicans have repeatedly called on Schiff to testify, contrasting him with special prosecutor Kenneth Starr, who testified in the House’s impeachment of President Clinton.

Schiff is one of several witnesses the minority have called on to testify, along with former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter and former Democratic National Committee contractor Alexandra Chalupa.

Republicans also displayed signs reading “Where’s Adam?” during the Monday hearing.