Schiff: Justice Department could reopen Trump hush-money probe once president is out of office
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said Sunday that he does not believe the conclusion of a federal investigation into 2016 hush-money payments to women who allege they had affairs with President Donald Trump means Trump is in the clear of a potential indictment.
Speaking with CBS's "Face the Nation," Schiff said he assumes that case "will be reopened when he leaves office provided that the statute of limitations has not run, and the Justice Department will have to weigh whether to indict the former president."
Schiff earlier said "it's been clear," based on comments from special counsel Robert Mueller, that the Department of Justice is bound by an Office of Legal Counsel memo that says a sitting president cannot be indicted.
"From my point of view, if the evidence supports that, he should be indicted," Schiff added. "And it's certainly the view of the Justice Department, that's reflected in that indictment, that Donald Trump was the one who coordinated and directed that illegal scheme."
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