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Adam Schiff Chokes Up in Powerful Closing Argument: ‘Right Matters. Otherwise, We Are Lost’: WATCH

John Wright January 24, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Democrats’ lead House impeachment manager, California Congressman Adam Schiff, pleaded with GOP senators on Thursday night to vote in favor of convicting and removing President Donald Trump.

“If right doesn’t matter, we’re lost,” Schiff said, concluding his eight-minute closing argument, at around 10:30 p.m. “If the truth doesn’t matter, we’re lost. The framers couldn’t protect us from ourselves if right and truth don’t matter, and you know what he [Trump] did was not right.

“No constitution can protect us if right doesn’t matter any more, and you know you can’t trust this president to do what’s right for this country,” Schiff added. “You can trust he’ll do what’s right for Donald Trump. … This is why, if you find him guilty, you must find that he should be removed, because right matters, and the truth matters. Otherwise, we are lost.”

As of Friday morning, #RightMattersTruthMatters was among the top trending topics on Twitter. Watch the full speech below, and check out a few reactions.

Donald Trump must be convicted and removed from office.

Because he will always choose his own personal interest over our national interest.

Because in America, right matters. Truth matters.

If not, no Constitution can protect us.

If not, we are lost. pic.twitter.com/USfx6v9KsT

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 24, 2020

damn. @repadamschiff has risen to the occasion like no other. if it turns out we are lost after all, this speech may be remembered as the warning we ignored at our peril. #rightmatterstruthmatters https://t.co/UarQ2bKSCg

— tyler marie (@tylermarie) January 24, 2020

An historic moment. @AdamSchiff is true patriot and defender of the constitution! #RightMatters #RightMattersTruthMatters https://t.co/RvpEm0BiAZ

— Casey Dobyns (@caseydobyns) January 24, 2020

There’s a reason Trump & the GOP call him “Shifty Schiff” & “pencil neck” and any other name they can think of—they don’t want you to listen to what he says.

If you listen to anything else on impeachment, let it be these 8 minutes. pic.twitter.com/MDZES6AdN8

— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) January 24, 2020

Every single news outlet needs to stop the impeachment punditry, analysis and talking points today.

Just stop it all for one day and play THIS. Play it over and over, without comment.

None of you can make the argument better than Rep Schiff.#RightMattersTruthMatters https://t.co/nlBMANBYUN

— Lisa B (@LDBPNV) January 24, 2020

Excellent closing, required viewing.

Now we get to hear a clown car of Trump University graduates argue about the Bidens and Burisma.#RightMattersTruthMatters https://t.co/qV56ZrkBpm

— Mike DeCillis (@MikeDeCillis) January 24, 2020

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