73 House Republicans Back Growing Movement to Condemn Adam Schiff

Seventy-three House Republicans have backed a resolution to condemn House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) for fabricating a phone conversation between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The 73 cosponsored House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs’ (R-AZ) resolution, H. Res. 604, according to a list obtained by Breitbart News. H. Res. 604 would condemn Schiff for retelling a fabricated conversation between Trump and Zelensky.

Schiff also allegedly lied about having never spoken to the Ukrainian intelligence officer “whistleblower.”

Rep. Biggs’ legislation has continued to gain strong support from across the House Republican conference, reaching from House Freedom Caucus conservatives, to moderates, as well as House Republican Leadership.

Two weeks ago, the resolution quickly gained 18 cosponsors. Last Thursday, Breitbart News reported 45 House Republicans have cosponsored the resolution. Last Friday, the bill gained 61 cosponsors. Now, as of Monday, the legislation has 73 cosponsors.

The bill’s growing list of Republican sponsors shows the GOP has moved to defend President Donald Trump against House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.

When Biggs sponsored the bill, he said Schiff’s stunt was “inexcusable” to “mislead the American public with such a statement.”

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), and House Republican Conference chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) have sponsored the resolution to condemn Schiff.

The 72 Republicans who have cosponsored Biggs’ resolution to condemn Schiff include:

1. Kevin McCarthy
2. Steve Scalise
3. Liz Cheney
4. Tom Emmer
5. Gary Palmer
6. Mark Green
7. Mark Meadows
8. Jeff Duncan
9. Mo Brooks
10. Scott Perry
11. Greg Steube
12. Guy Reschenthaler
13. Rick Crawford
14. Michael Burgess, M.D.
15. Jim Jordan
16. Paul Gosar
17. Bill Posey
18. Warren Davidson
19. Bob Gibbs
20. Jody Hice
21. Ralph Norman
22. Matt Gaetz
23. Ron Wright
24. Louie Gohmert
25. Lance Gooden
26. Ralph Abraham
27. Jim Banks
28. Daniel Meuser
29. Bill Flores
30. Jim Sensenbrenner
31. Randy Weber
32. Tim Burchett
33. Dan Bishop
34. Daniel Webster
35. Mark Walker
36. Michael Cloud
37. Doug Lamborn
38. Fred Keller
39. Elise Stefanik
40. Brian Babin
41. Bradley Byrne
42. Bill Johnson
43. Larry Bucshon
44. Ted Budd
45. Steve King
46. Buddy Carter
47. Debbie Lesko
48. Scott DesJarlais
49. Chuck Fleischmann
50. Roger Marshall, M.D.
51. Mike Rogers
52. Drew Ferguson
53. Steven Palazzo
54. Bruce Westerman
55. Mike Johnson
56. Troy Balderson
57. Steve Watkins
58. Chris Stewart
59. Greg Murphy
60. Greg Gianforte
61. Ben Cline
62. Denver Riggleman
63. Mike Kelly
64. William Timmons
65. Don Bacon
66. Steve Womack
67. Lee Zeldin
68. James Comer
69. Rick Allen
70. Roger Williams
71. John Joyce
72. Steve Stivers
73. Duncan

McCarthy wrote on Twitter last week:

Chairman Adam Schiff has been lying to the American people for years. Now he is so desperate to damage the president that he literally made up a false version of a phone call. Enough is enough. I have signed a resolution to censure Schiff in the House of Representatives:

Chairman Adam Schiff has been lying to the American people for years. Now he is so desperate to damage the president that he literally made up a false version of a phone call.

Enough is enough. I have signed a resolution to censure Schiff in the House of Representatives.

— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) October 2, 2019

Sean Moran is a congressional reporter for Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.