The Propaganda FilesSchiff on CNN: Collusion Evidence Is 'In Plain Sight'
House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff told CNN's State of the Union that evidence of Trump-Russia collusion was 'in plain sight,' a line he had used since late 2017.
Treated a collusion finding as already established before the report.
What was reported
House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff told CNN's State of the Union that evidence of Trump-Russia collusion was 'in plain sight,' a line he had used since late 2017.
What actually happened
Schiff separated public evidence of collusion from proof of a criminal conspiracy beyond reasonable doubt. Outlets nevertheless widely repeated the line as settling the question. Five weeks later, Mueller reported that the investigation did not establish a conspiracy or coordination with the Russian government. The report did document many campaign contacts with Russians, including the Trump Tower meeting. The 'plain sight' framing described real contacts but presented a conclusion the investigation did not reach.
The proof
Mueller's report states the investigation did not establish that campaign members conspired or coordinated with the Russian government.
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Schiff on CNN: Collusion Evidence Is 'In Plain Sight' — Unproven. Mueller's report states the investigation did not establish that campaign members conspired or coordinated with the Russian government. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/schiff-collusion-in-plain-sight/
Original reporting
- The Daily Beast: Schiff says Trump colluded with Russia 'in plain sight' (Feb. 17, 2019)https://thedailybeast.com/adam-schiff-trump-colluded-with-russia-in-plain-sight
- Breitbart: Schiff argues collusion evidence is already in plain sight (Dec. 20, 2017)https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/12/20/rep-adam-schiff-argues-collusion-evidence-plain-sight
Corrections, findings & records
- Axios: Full context of Mueller's conclusions (Apr. 18, 2019)https://www.axios.com/2019/04/18/mueller-report-bill-barr-letter-principal-conclusions
- Mueller report (DOJ PDF)https://www.justice.gov/archives/sco/file/1373816/dl
Archived copies
Stories get edited after publication. These open the Internet Archive's earliest saved copy of each original.
- Archived copy: The Daily Beast: Schiff says Trump colluded with Russia 'in plain sight' (Feb. 17, 2019)https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://thedailybeast.com/adam-schiff-trump-colluded-with-russia-in-plain-sight
- Archived copy: Breitbart: Schiff argues collusion evidence is already in plain sight (Dec. 20, 2017)https://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/12/20/rep-adam-schiff-argues-collusion-evidence-plain-sight