He’s the Kenneth Starr of the Trump impeachment — or to use the comparison he would prefer, the Leon Jaworski, special prosecutor during Watergate. “That all changed in the Trump era for Adam Schiff.”AdvertisementEven before the hearings got underway, Schiff had emerged as one of the Democrats’ leading figures. Schiff’s haul bested even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco and powerhouse freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. Polls show the impeachment inquiry has changed few minds — the country remains closely divided on whether to remove Trump from office. And House Democrats, keen on diversity, might balk at electing a white male — and another Californian — as Pelosi’s successor.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 26, 2019 22:07 UTC