That's the largest amount ever brought in by a U.S. Senate campaign during an off-year election cycle, Schiff's campaign said in a press release on Wednesday.
Schiff wrote on Twitter:
"When I say we are a grassroots campaign, I mean it! Last quarter, we raised over $8.1 million - with an average contribution of just $34. We're in this fight together - and I'm so grateful to have you on this team."Schiff, D-Calif., is running against fellow California House Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee and Katie Porter for Feinstein's seat.
His prominent role in former President Donald Trump's first impeachment guaranteed him a higher national name recognition than his progressive rivals - while his accusations that Trump colluded with Russia to win the White House also made him a target for this Congress' House GOP majority.
But Republican attempts to punish Schiff appear to have boosted his support in the blue stronghold of California. As of Wednesday's announcement, Schiff's campaign has more than $29 million in its war chest.
After chairing the House Intelligence Committee under Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Republicans stripped Schiff from the panel altogether when they took power in the chamber this year.
Last month, the resolution by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., to censure him over his probing of Trump-Russia collusion claims as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee was approved along party lines, though she was forced to remove a provision that suggested a $16 million fine against Schiff.
Schiff seized on the drama immediately after the censure bid was announced, rolling out video clips and other campaign materials based on the GOP's effort to punish him. It also served as a massive publicity push, earning him wall-to-wall media interviews.
Schiff said in a video posted to Twitter.:
"The authors of the Big Lie would attack me for telling the truth. But the real goal is to intimidate, to silence critics of the president. It takes issue with me for investigating Donald Trump, for impeaching him, for getting the first bipartisan vote to convict a president in U.S. history.
"This is an attack on our democracy, even as it's an attack on me and the institution of Congress. But I will never back down."
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I have no doubt that Schitt has received his share of industrial donations this time around.
Have a wonderful day!
So I started reading.
WTF?!? Only in a totally corrupted system could a cretin like Schiff exist.
First off, there is the young boy who died of an overdose while Schiff was raping him; [Link]
There are actually reams of documentation out there detailing what a piece of shite this guy is. Below are a couple of paragraphs copied to give an example of Schiff's twisted, burned out soul:
"Schiff is linked to Burisma Holdings, the corrupt Ukrainian company that was paying Hunter Biden millions, via both US corporations named in a $7.4Bln corruption case against Burisma. He is connected to both BlackRock and Franklin Templeton Investments, the two corporations named in the lawsuit because they both donated to his political campaign โ a recipe for kick-back favors in the democratic party. This is the corruption that President Trump wanted Ukraine to clean up if they were going to get American taxpayers dollars. Schiff is also close buddies with a crooked Ukrainian arms dealer by the name of Igor Pasternak, who held a fundraiser for Schiff in his home."
"Corrupt politician (D-CA) since 2001 and chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (with ZERO background in intelligence). He represents perhaps the looniest constituents in Americaโs most out of touch state: Hollywood and surrounding areas. Heโs no stranger to partisan efforts to distract and is a veteran of using lies, false charges, and obfuscation to distract the American people from deep state crimes and corruption. He helped cover up Benghazi, Uranium One, and many other Clinton and Obama crimes, and is a key co-conspirator within a massive Deep State conspiracy to overthrow President Trump โ first with RussiaGate, then with UkraineGate and the subsequent impeachment scam โ running the most corrupt and one-sided hearing in US history. Schiff consistently votes far-left, perfect with Planned Parenthood (including late term abortions) while also voting for every single animal rights billโฆ (โKill human babies, save the mice!โ)" [Link]
With a resume like this, I am surprised he isn't Prime Minister of Canada...
I read about Anthony Bourdain and did not connect the dots at the time.