Trump Nemesis Schiff Draws Praise for Impeachment Performance

Graham says ‘good job’ to Democrat who led House presentation
Risch says Schiff just said ‘same thing over and over again’

House impeachment managers Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California, and Representative Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California, center, walk to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 24, 2020.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Billy House and Chris Strohm

January 24, 2020 at 8:08 PM UTC

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Donald Trump is on trial in the Senate, but the week was dominated by the dogged prosecutor-turned-lawmaker he routinely derides as “shifty Schiff.”

Democratic Representative Adam Schiff laid out the House’s impeachment case against the president in painstaking if repetitive detail, bolstered by a library of video clips and occasional flashes of passion.