On May 17, 2023 — five days after Special Counsel John Durham had released a report stating that the FBI, by launching an investigation into alleged collusion between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russian agents, had “failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law” — Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna introduced a resolution to expel Schiff, a longtime promoter of the Trump-Russia hoax, from Congress. Moreover, Luna released multiple statements that same day, including the following:
- “Schiff lied to the American people. He used his position on House Intel to push a lie that cost American taxpayers millions of dollars. He is a dishonor to the House of Representatives.”
- “Knowingly using your position on House Intel to push a lie that ripped apart our country, cost taxpayers millions of dollars, and authorized spying on a US President and then proceeding to double down on the lie within days of the Durham report coming out makes you unfit for office. Ethics should investigate.”
