Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) was desperate not to release the transcripts of testimony in the Russian investigation, but finally, he had to when the Director of National Intelligence Ric Grennell forced his hand and said he was going to if Schiff didn’t.

The transcripts then readily showed why Schiff didn’t want them out.

Obama official after Obama official had to admit under oath that they had seen no evidence of any collusion by the Trump campaign team with the Russians.

NEW: @SamanthaJPower, when asked if she had evidence of collusion,coordination, conspiracy btwn Trump camp & Russians:“I am not in possession of anything-I am not in possession and didn’t read or absorb information that came from out of the intelligence community,transcript shows

— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 7, 2020

NEW: @AmbassadorRice when asked whether she had evidence of collusion, conspiracy, coordination: "“I don’t recall intel or evidence to that effect," House Intel #Russia transcript shows

— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 7, 2020

NEW: Former AG Loretta Lynch was asked whether she had evidence of collusion, coordination or conspiracy.
She said that she did "not recall that being briefed up to me."
"I can't say that it existed or not," Lynch said,according to House Intel #Russia transcripts #LorettaLynch

— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 7, 2020

NEW: former DNI James Clapper says : "I never saw any direct empirical evidence that the Trump campaign or someone in it was plotting/ conspiring with the Russians to meddle with the election." — in transcript of interview with House Intel during its Russia probe.

— Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) May 7, 2020

Then, on top of that, Crowdstrike’s Shaun Henry also testified that while they believed that Russia had hacked the DNC server, they did not have concrete evidence that data was “exfiltrated” (removed) out of it. The FBI was never allowed to look at the server itself by the DNC and had to rely on Crowdstrike’s interpretation.

Interesting admission in Crowdstrike CEO Shaun Henry's testimony. Henry is asked when "the Russians" exfiltrated the data from DNC.

Henry: "We did not have concrete evidence that the data was exfiltrated from the DNC, but we have indicators that it was exfiltrated." 🤔 pic.twitter.com/TyePqd6b5P

— Aaron Maté (@aaronjmate) May 8, 2020

Tucker Carlson took off on that and then highlighted the multiple times that Schiff has claimed not only that there was evidence of collusion but that he knew of it and had seen it.

"Adam Schiff is a sociopath.

He will do or say anything to achieve power. He is unfit to hold office. He should resign."@TuckerCarlson says it's past time for @RepAdamSchiff to step down after "lying" about having evidence of collusion for years. pic.twitter.com/MGLOcfWuI6

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 9, 2020

What is that ample evidence of collusion that Schiff says he knew of? We have never seen it because it does not exist, as all the testimony shows.

Whatever one thinks about the server hack, it’s clear that there was never any evidence of collusion found.

Yet Schiff continues to claim it exists. This was how he tried to spin the released documents that blew him apart.

Schiff: The transcripts released today richly detail evidence of the Trump campaign’s efforts to invite, make use of, and cover up Russia’s help in the 2016 presidential election.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 7, 2020

Schiff: While..Mueller found insufficient evidence to prove the crime of criminal conspiracy..he refused to draw any conclusion on the issue of collusion..There is ample evidence of the corrupt interactions between the Trump campaign and Russia, both direct and circumstantial

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) May 7, 2020

He’s still lying even now.

So, this must mean that Schiff is withholding that evidence from everyone else on earth and needs to be investigated for doing so, right? He’s withholding material evidence in a criminal investigation.

This is really shameful at this point. The House should call for his resignation and/or refer him to the Ethics Committee. They won’t because they have no shame.