US Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney defended fellow Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff in the face of blistering attacks from President Trump over the House’s impeachment effort. “I think the chairman has behaved ethically and professionally at every stage,” Maloney told The Post on Friday evening of the House Intelligence Committee chairman at the helm of the inquiry. Trump has said Schiff should resign for “treason” for doing a parody of his phone call with the Ukraine president during the impeachment inquiry kickoff hearing. And Republicans, including moderate GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, are calling for Schiff to step down as chair for having early knowledge of the whistle-blower complaint that sparked the impeachment effort. But Maloney says Trump and his GOP allies are just “grasping at straws.” “I don’t think attacking the integrity of Adam Schiff is going to get them very far. He’s a pretty impressive and ethical person who has proved his moral code over a long career,” he said. Maloney, a Democrat who represents a Hudson Valley district that Trump won in 2016, also backed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is catching heat for announcing an impeachment inquiry on television rather than through a formal vote… Read full this story
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