Schiff is one of the worst Democrats in the Senate. He’s constantly out to get Trump.
And Adam Schiff didn’t hold back in his ruthless attack of this Trump ally.
The Department of Justice under President Trump is supposed to represent a clean break from the weaponized bureaucracy of the past. Yet on Wednesday, during an appearance on MS NOW’s All In, Sen. Adam Schiff delivered a revealing meltdown that exposed just how rattled the old guard remains. Far from celebrating accountability, Schiff lashed out at acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, painting competence itself as a threat.
Schiff didn’t hold back in his attack. When host Chris Hayes pressed him on whether the DOJ had “actually gotten worse” since Pam Bondi’s departure, the California Democrat replied without hesitation.
“Well, I guess, by some measures, yes. These cases are just absurd. And so, they failed under Bondi to get a conviction or even get a trial against James Comey. Now, they’re bringing even weaker cases forward. So, that’s a step in the wrong direction. And, in that respect, it is worse,” Schiff said.
What Schiff calls “absurd” and “weaker” looks, to millions of Americans, like the first real effort in years to hold powerful insiders accountable.
The senator went further, admitting uncertainty about how Blanche would handle the Epstein files but quickly pivoting to his real complaint:
“Will it be worse in terms of the handling of the Epstein files? Really, too early to tell. Todd Blanche was really every bit as bad as Pam Bondi. Was he worse? I’m not sure. He may be worse in this respect: He’s far more competent than Pam Bondi.”
“He puts a better public spin on things than Pam Bondi. So, in that sense, he is, perhaps, more dangerous. And, for that reason, maybe Trump will prefer him.”
There it is, laid bare. Schiff doesn’t fear incompetence in the DOJ. He fears effectiveness. A more skilled operator at the helm, one capable of clear communication and steady leadership, terrifies him far more than fumbling leadership ever could.
To the ruling class, an Attorney General who can actually deliver results and explain them to the public represents danger.
This outburst reveals the deep contempt many in Washington still hold for the idea of a Justice Department that answers to the elected president and the American people rather than to entrenched interests.
For years, the DOJ operated as an extension of one political tribe. Investigations flowed in one direction only. High-profile figures on the right faced relentless pursuit while scandals on the left vanished into bureaucratic fog.
Now, with new leadership attempting to restore balance, Schiff frames basic competence as a sinister upgrade.
The notion that an Attorney General might be effective at his job is treated as a flaw rather than a feature. It’s a stunning inversion of what the public expects from its institutions.
Schiff and his allies can continue clutching their pearls over effective leadership at the DOJ.
Their fear only confirms what millions of Americans already suspected: the resistance to reform runs deep because the corruption it targets runs even deeper.
