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Adam Schiff, a California senator who, as a member of the U.S. House earlier, repeatedly insisted he had seen evidence of Trump campaign collusion with Russia, evidence that ended up not existing, now insists that presidential defendants in failed lawfare prosecutions pay their own costs.
Schiff announced this week he wants to create a law that would prevent presidents from seeking taxpayer-funded reimbursement for those costs, which in the case of President Donald Trump amounted to millions of dollars required to fight the Democrats' years-long lawfare against him.
A report at the Gateway Pundit said Democrat Sens. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Dick Blumenthal of Connecticut, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Jacky Rosen of Nevada are joining in Schiff's attempt.
Trump currently is seeking $230 million reimbursement for the federal lawfare investigations and prosecutions of him, some which died before he was elected, and the rest that died on his election.
The report pointed out, "Barack Obama and deep state operatives spied on candidate and President Trump his first term in office based on what they all knew were bogus ties to Putin and Russia. When President Trump left office, Joe Biden and Democrats filed over 91 charges against the former US President hoping to land him in prison for the rest of his life on trumped-up charges."
The report noted the claims created by Democrats of hush money payments, mishandling classified documents, efforts to overturn the 2020 election and election interference.
All counts now are gone.
A report at the Sierra SunTimes said Schiff specifically is targeting Trump with legislation called "No Torts for Trump Act."
Schiff claimed, "The core feature of Donald Trump's presidency is corruption. And the president's attempt to have the Justice Department — run by his own former criminal defense lawyers — pay him hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars for some imagined claim is just the latest in a long line of self-enrichment schemes. My bill would ensure that taxpayers are not ripped off for the president's benefit."
In fact, Trump has gone through an administrative claims process also available to others under federal law, explaining his rights were violated during the Democrats' lawfare that used the FBI, the CIA and DOJ to push allegations of his 2016 campaign's ties to Russia, which didn't exist.
Schiff's scheme would specifically exclude the president from benefits available to other citizens.
Leftist publications complained that the current system allows unfair payments to a president, even though that president was the target of years-long political lawfare orchestrated by his political enemies.
