Luna stated that the amount is approximately half the cost of the federal investigation into alleged Trump-Russia collusion, debunked by special counsel reports from Robert Mueller and John Durham.
Luna's resolution argues that as chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), Schiff had a position of "extreme trust" that gave him access to sensitive information not available to other members, but Schiff "abused this trust" by citing evidence of collusion that later special counsel reports showed did not exist.
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The resolution criticizes and condemns Schiff for "conduct that misleads the American people in a way that is not befitting an elected Member of the House" and declares that Schiff is fined $16 million.
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"The GOP Conference agrees that Adam Schiff has betrayed the trust of the American people, purposely abused positions of extreme authority, lied continuously, and as such, must be held to account," Luna said. "Accordingly, the resolution requires Rep. Schiff to pay a $16 million dollar fine, half of the cost American taxpayers were forced to pay for the Russia hoax investigation."
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The resolution also notes that Schiff "lent credibility" to the Steele dossier, supported a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant against Trump aide Carter Page, and publicly accused Page of being a Russian collaborator.
"Representative Schiff exploited his positions on HPSCI to encourage and excuse abusive intelligence investigations of Americans for political purposes," it said. "Representative Schiff used his position and access to sensitive information to instigate a fraudulently based investigation, which he then used to amass political gain and fundraising dollars."
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Luna had previously introduced a separate resolution to expel Schiff from Congress for abusing his position on the intelligence committee. Schiff, who is running for the Senate, responded to the solution by stating that it was "payback" for his effort to hold Trump accountable.
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"A MAGA Republican Member of Congress just filed a motion to expel me from the U.S. House of Representatives. I stood up to Donald Trump and held extreme MAGA forces accountable," Schiff said on Twitter last week. "Now they want payback. They'll go after anyone who defends the rule of law."
Last week, John Durham released a report that found significant FBI failures and no evidence that Trump's campaign was coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election. Schiff had spent years arguing that there was evidence to the contrary, stating in 2017 that the "evidence is not circumstantial."
Luna's resolution seeks to hold Schiff accountable for his actions and to ensure that elected officials are held to the highest standards of conduct.