Adam Schiff announces Senate nomination

Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California announced Thursday that he is running for the US Senate.

ship who has served in the house for more than two decades, had previously said that he would seriously consider a Senate offer when Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) retires and that he would seriously consider running for the Senate. After CNNFeinstein has filed re-election papers with the federal election commission but has not announced whether she will run again in 2024 — the senator turns 90 later this year.

“I have always believed that what is right matters, that truth matters and that decency matters,” Schiff said in a campaign Video. “Today’s Republican Party is destroying the middle class and threatening our democracy,” Schiff claimed. “We have to stop them. That’s why I’m running for the US Senate.”

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) declined to appoint Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to serve on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, a panel that brings together the two Democrats had previously served and the ship had previously chaired.

“I knew today would be a great day to start my campaign for the Senate. For many reasons. Including this one: Happy Birthday Kevin McCarthy. I’m running to be your next US Senator!” Schiff tweeted on Thursday.

Mike Pompeo, the served as CIA Director and then Secretary of State during Donald Trump’s administration, during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered” claimed he knew that Schiff had leaked classified information. Pompeo who has specified that he was considering the possibility of running for president, said when information was delivered to Schiff and his staff, it turned up in places where it should not have been “with alarming regularity.”

“To be clear, Adam Schiff shouldn’t be anywhere near the Intelligence Committee,” Pompeo said tweeted.

“To be clear, I don’t back down from bullies,” Schiff said answered.

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