Accountability file

Record & events

• investigation: In that position, Schiff came to public attention when he prosecuted the case against Richard Miller, a former FBI agent who spied for the Soviet Union. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: The first trial resulted in a hung jury; the second trial resulted in a conviction that was overturned on appeal. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: Miller was convicted in a third trial. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• charge: During his tenure, Schiff also authored "tough on crime" measures, which did not pass or were vetoed by governors, including a bill to allow minors 14 or older accused of serious crimes to be tried as adults and a bill that would have ma… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation: In preparation for an appointment to finish the remainder of Feinstein's term, he resigned from the House on December 8, 2024. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: He said: "Absolutely. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: House Resolution 106, recognizing the Armenian genocide, which the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved on October 11, 2007, but which began to lose support after Turkey's prime minister said that approval of the resolution would end… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Schiff said in 2007, "When you think about what we have against us – the president, a foreign policy establishment that has condoned this campaign of denial, the Turkish lobby – against that you have the truth, which is a powerful thing … (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: Investigation of Benghazi attack Nancy Pelosi appointed Schiff to the House Select Committee on Benghazi in 2014 as one of the five Democrats on the committee. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: He had participated in the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence investigation into the attacks on the Benghazi diplomatic compound, which found that the initial talking points the intelligence community provided were flawed b… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: Before he was appointed to the Benghazi Select Committee, Schiff called the establishment of a select committee to investigate the 2012 attack a "colossal waste of time" and said Democratic leaders should not appoint any members: "I thin… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: Comments on Trump–Russia collusion investigation In a March 22, 2017, interview with Chuck Todd, Schiff said there was "more than circumstantial evidence now" that Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign colluded with Russia. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: Todd asked whether he had seen direct evidence of collusion and Schiff responded that there was "evidence that is not circumstantial and is very much worthy of investigation". (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: We are still at the very early stage of the investigation. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: A few days later, Nunes recused himself as leader of the investigative panel while the House Committee on Ethics investigated whether he had disclosed classified information. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: On July 23, 2017, on Meet the Press, Schiff said: "at the end of the day we need to make sure that our president is operating not in his personal best interests and not because he's worried about what the Russians might have but because … (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: The next morning on Twitter, Trump called Schiff "Sleazy Adam Schiff, the totally biased Congressman looking into 'Russia'" and called the Russian collusion investigation "the Dem loss excuse". (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: In December 2018, Schiff suggested that Trump associate Roger Stone might have lied to Congress, and said the transcript of his testimony should be forwarded to the Special Counsel. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: In November 2019, Stone was convicted of lying to Congress. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: When he became chair of the House Intelligence Committee in 2019, Schiff embarked on a personal mission to investigate Trump's connections to Russia, separate from the Special Counsel investigation. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: He came under fire when he demurred when asked if he would accept it if the Special Counsel's investigation concluded that Trump had not colluded with Russia, saying that he had great confidence in Mueller but that "there may be, for exa… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• resignation-call: On March 28, 2019, the nine Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee officially called for Schiff to resign due to his allegations that Trump's campaign colluded with Russians in the 2016 election. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: 521, which investigated his role as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee in promoting the "conspiracy theory" that Trump colluded with Russia in the 2016 United States presidential election. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Schiff has denied the allegations, calling them "defamatory". (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: After the death of American student Otto Warmbier, who was imprisoned during a visit to North Korea, Schiff said, "The barbaric treatment of Otto Warmbier by the North Korean regime amounts to the murder of a U.S. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• disposition: In December 2016, he urged Obama to veto UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemned Israeli settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories as a violation of international law. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Schiff said it was "never acceptable to give voice to, or repeat, anti-Semitic smears". (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: He rejected calls for a ceasefire but said he supported "humanitarian pauses" to deliver aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: Murder of Jamal Khashoggi After news reports that the CIA concluded that Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump said there was insufficient CIA evidence to link bin… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: As the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Schiff was briefed by the CIA on the agency assessment, and said afterward that Trump was being dishonest about the CIA findings. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: As chair of the Intelligence Committee, Schiff was one of the lead investigators in the impeachment inquiry against Trump stemming from the Trump–Ukraine scandal. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• statement: He said the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war "must cause us [to] reexamine our relationship with both Turkey and Azerbaijan. (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]
• investigation: Investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol On July 1, 2021, Pelosi appointed nine members (seven Democrats and two Republicans) to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, which i… (as of 2026-07-18T01:51:24.423Z) — Wikipedia [cc-attribution]