Video from a statement by Adam Schiff
Sen. Adam Schiff's remarks to former special counsel Jack Smith at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Sept. 29, 2026 hearing.
Excerpt from 3:44:47 to 3:54:57 of the committee's archived hearing video. DI added its logo in the corner.
Video: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Public domain (U.S. government work) (opens in a new tab)
Watch the full original video (opens in a new tab) (relevant passage: Sen. Adam Schiff's remarks to Smith, about 3:44:50 to 3:45:24 and 3:53:32 to 3:53:41 on the archived video timeline)
In his remarks to Smith, Sen. Adam Schiff said that despite his Republican colleagues' outrage over Smith requesting toll records because Rudy Giuliani and other co-conspirators were calling some members of Congress, the Barr Justice Department also sought toll records from members of Congress, which he said involved Democrats' records, with "not a peep" from those colleagues. He said that apparently did not violate the Speech or Debate Clause, and said members' toll records were requested as witnesses, not targets.
“for all of the outrage of my colleagues over your requesting toll records because Rudy Giuliani and other co-conspirators were calling some of the members of this body ... the Barr Justice Department sought toll records from members of Congress. Not a peep from my colleagues about that ... That apparently was okay. That apparently doesn't violate speech and debate. ... My colleagues talked about the stress on members of having their toll records requested as witnesses, not even targets.”