President Trump's press conference with Finland's president was all about him — and Adam Schiff.
Trump met with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on Wednesday and then they held a joint press conference — not that Trump really acknowledged Niinistö's existence. Instead, Trump ranted about House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and the whistleblower he doesn't seem to think is real.
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Trump also baselessly accused Schiff of helping the whistleblower write their report, an allegation drawn from a New York Times report saying the whistleblower notified Schiff's office of their concerns with Trump days before filing the complaint. The whistleblower's lawyer told CNN Schiff had no role in writing the report. Schiff's spokesperson explained that the advanced notice was a "regular occurrence" under Republican and Democratic administrations, and said "at no point did the committee review or receive the complaint in advance." Kathryn Krawczyk
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