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President Donald Trump took his war on Rep. Adam Schiff to new heights Sunday morning, tweeting that the Democrats lead impeachment manager had not paid the price, yet, for what he has done to our Country!

Trumps tweet drew immediate outrage, with many suggesting it might incite violence against Schiff. What do you say to somebody who says, President Trump is saying that Adam Schiff needs to pay a pricethis is in the midst of Adam Schiff getting death threats,' askedCNNs Jake Tapper during an interview with GOP Sen. James Lankford (Okla.).

I just dont think its a death threat, Lankford responded. I dont think hes encouraging a death threat.

People who are supporters of the president have heard his rhetoric and then actually tried to bomb and kill politicians and the media, Tapper shot backa reference to Cesar Sayoc, a Trump supporter who last year pleaded guilty to mailing pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and CNN in 2018.

Theres little question that Trumps past rhetoric has inspired death threats against his enemies. But Lankford is probably correct that the presidents purpose in sending Sundays tweet wasnt to provoke violence. Rather, Trumps intention was likely to do something that is horrifying in a different wayhe was trying to build the case that Schiff should be prosecuted for daring to oppose him.

Look again at that tweet. Trump called Schiff a CORRUPT POLITICIAN. He didnt mean this in a broad, figurative sensemy enemies are part of a corrupt Washington culture. No, he meant this literally. (And seriously.)

For months, Trump has been arguing that Schiff somehow broke the law when, during a congressional hearing, Schiff loosely paraphrased the essence of Trumps words from the infamous July 25 phone call with Ukraines president. (Republicans claimed that Schiff had intentionally misled viewers by deviating from Trumps precise wording. Schiff countered that everyone understood that he was merely mocking the presidents conduct.) At the time, Trump claimed that Schiff fraudulently and illegally inserted his made up & twisted words into my call.

In October, Trump tweeted that his attorneys should sue the Democrats and Shifty Adam Schiff for fraud. The following month, Trump took the matter further, making clear that he had more than just a civil lawsuit in mind. He tweeted that Schiffalong with the Ukraine whistleblower and the whistleblowers lawyershould be investigared [sic] for fraud! Investigated by whom? He didnt say. But as I wrote at the time, Trump has a long history of demanding that the FBI, the DOJ, and even foreign governments open investigations into his political foeseveryone from Hillary Clinton, to Joe Biden, to James Comey.

Which brings us back to today. Trump didnt just call Schiff corrupt. He called him a conman who made a fraudulent statement to Congress. And Trump once again accused Schiff of illegally making up my phone call.

Trumps accusations are entirely meritless. Even if they werent, its incredibly unlikely that hed succeed in suing, let along criminally prosecuting, Schiffmembers of Congress enjoy broad legal immunity for what they say in committee hearings. But that doesnt mean Trump wont try. And thats terrifying.

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Trump Says Schiff Has Not Paid the Price, Yet. That's Even More Terrifying Than You Thought. - Mother Jones