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Lee Zeldin Rips Schiff for Lying in His ‘Opening Statement Parody’

by Hannah Bleau

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY), who has been debunking the falsities espoused by Democrat lawmakers throughout the week’s public impeachment hearings, slammed House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Thursday for lying in his “opening statement parody.”

He made his accusation on Twitter ahead of the testimonies of Fiona Hill, a former National Security Council official, and David Holmes, counselor for political affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.

Schiff kicked off the seventh public impeachment hearing by repeating what Zeldin says is a lie, claiming that President Trump demanded an investigation into Joe Biden in exchange for aid.

“Trump then requested that Zelensky investigate the discredited conspiracy theory that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. election. Even more ominously, Trump asked Zelensky to look into the Bidens,” Schiff said.

“Neither request had been included the official talking points for the call prepared by the NSC staff, but both were in Donald Trump’s personal interest, and in the interests of his 2020 re-election campaign,” he claimed.

“Schiff just said in his latest opening statement parody that the President demanded an investigation of Joe Biden in return for US $. This is a lie,” Zeldin noted. “Unfortunately we now expect nothing less from this total Schiff Show”:

As Republican lawmakers have pointed out throughout the public impeachment hearings, Ukraine received a phone call, meeting, and aid without investigations or a mere announcement of investigations into the 2016 elections, Burisma, or the Bidens.

This was highlighted by an exchange between Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and former diplomat Kurt Volker, who spoke to both parties.

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