Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) filed a motion on Wednesday to expel Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) from Congress.
The Florida Republican filed the motion in the wake of the Durham Report, which cast doubt on the idea that the FBI should have ever begun its Crossfire Hurricane investigation into allegations of collusion between former President Donald Trump and the Russian government during the 2016 election. Schiff pushed allegations of Trump-Russia collusion for years and played a major role in the first impeachment of Trump.
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“Schiff lied to the American people. He used his position on House Intel to push a lie that cost American taxpayers millions of dollars,” Luna tweeted. “He is a dishonor to the House of Representatives.”
Schiff lied to the American people. He used his position on House Intel to push a lie that cost American taxpayers millions of dollars.
He is a dishonor to the House of Representatives. pic.twitter.com/mg1005S8B6
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) May 17, 2023
It didn’t take long for Schiff to respond.
“BREAKING NEWS: A MAGA Republican Member of Congress just filed a motion to expel me from the U.S. House of Representatives,” Schiff tweeted. “I stood up to Donald Trump and held extreme MAGA forces accountable. Now they want payback. They’ll go after anyone who defends the rule of law.”
BREAKING NEWS:
A MAGA Republican Member of Congress just filed a motion to expel me from the U.S. House of Representatives.
I stood up to Donald Trump and held extreme MAGA forces accountable. Now they want payback.
They’ll go after anyone who defends the rule of law.
— Adam Schiff (@AdamSchiff) May 18, 2023
The California Democrat, who is running for Senate, also sent out a fundraiser due to the “attack on Adam.”
“Nobody stood up to Donald Trump and the extreme MAGA forces more than Adam did, and now MAGA Republicans want payback. As retribution for Adam’s leading the first impeachment of Trump and his prominent role on the January 6th Committee, House Republicans are trying to remove him from Congress altogether,” the fundraiser reads.
“This is more than just an attack on Adam. This baseless resolution is another attack on our democracy and those upholding the rule of law. Stand up for the Constitution and against Trump, and you get expelled, is the MAGA message,” it continued, before asking for a donation to his campaign for Senate.
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Luna was first elected to Congress this year as the first Mexican-American woman chosen to represent Florida. She is a member of the House Freedom Caucus and the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus.
Schiff is running to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in the Senate, going up against Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA). Feinstein has served in the Senate for over 30 years, and at 89 years old, she is the oldest serving member of Congress.
