Behind the relentless determination of Adam Schiff

He’s a marathoner! A screenwriter! And no lefty. 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I moderated a discussion with Adam at the 92nd Street Y the other night, grilled him on the investigation, and this column is the result. A few things I couldn’t fit into the column: One is the degree to which we need to figure out Russia’s role in the mess involving Ukraine. It’s striking that President Trump’s freeze on military aid to Ukraine benefited Russia (like so many of Trump’s actions), and one wonders whether Trump discussed this with Vladimir Putin in their meetings and in their July 31 phone call. In addition, we’re all focused on Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. But there’s another thread that has received less attention. Trump fired a U.S. ambassador, Marie Yovanovitch, in a way that benefited two associates of Rudy Giuliani who had donated more than $600,000 to help Republican candidates, including Trump. Did quid meet quo? Some of this money may have come from Russia, according to the indictment of the two associates. Adam noted that he’s looking into all this. He also described Bill Barr as the second most dangerous man in America. 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I’m just appalled at the unnecessary death and destruction, by the betrayal once again of the Kurds, and by the way this American betrayal benefits the most odious players in the region from Syria to Iran to Russia. For Trump to say in justification that the Kurds are “no angels” just adds to the outrage. We not only abandon our allies but then insult them as well? This episode is proof that we are no angels. Giuliani and a Purse I met Rudy Giuliani many years ago when we both spoke at the funeral service of A.M. Rosenthal, the legendary New York Times editor (who hired me!). For those of us who remember Giuliani in his golden age, it’s mystifying to see what he has become. He is behind both threads of the Ukraine inquiry that I mentioned above, and he reportedly is also under criminal investigation by his old prosecutor office. 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[An article about the current divorce](~/AAAAAQA~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~) says that the couple in their travels required “an extra airplane seat for Judith Giuliani’s designer purse, which she was unwilling to put on the floor.” There’s an argument for a wealth tax right there! The Debate So what did you think about the Democratic debate? I thought that the second-tier candidates did better — particularly Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg — and that was timely because I thought that Joe Biden had another weak evening. He’s a good and honorable man whom I’ve known for many years, but these debates are not his strength, and Booker, Klobuchar and Buttigieg are positioned to nibble at his moderate base. Elizabeth Warren took incoming fire all directions and didn’t do as well as in previous debates for that reason. She was very good on the wealth tax, but I found her evasive on paying for Medicare for All. My guess is that she will chip away at Bernie Sanders’ support, while others will chip away at Biden’s voters. Another Trump Fraud? ProPublica [has obtained documents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfitlaP4QPAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnByb3B1YmxpY2Eub3JnL2FydGljbGUvdHJ1bXAtaW5jLXBvZGNhc3QtbmV2ZXItYmVmb3JlLXNlZW4tdHJ1bXAtdGF4LWRvY3VtZW50cy1zaG93LW1ham9yLWluY29uc2lzdGVuY2llcz90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTEwMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMxMzAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzk2NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAClaVKhdtFuK71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) suggesting that President Trump’s businesses reported profit figures on properties that sure look like fraud. One set of figures went to banks, suggesting that the properties were doing well; another set went to the tax authorities, suggesting that they weren’t doing so well. For example, one property reported twice as much income to a lender as to the tax authorities. I wonder if in the long run Trump and those around him will regret that he ever was elected president and exposed his businesses to such scrutiny. He may well pardon himself (not clear if this would be effective) for federal crimes, but he can’t do that for state offenses. The Nobel Prize and the Power of Hope Many years ago I met Esther Duflo, a brilliant French economist teaching development economics at M.I.T., and I’m thrilled that she just became the youngest economist to win a Nobel at 46 years old. It’s much deserved, for her work with the other winners, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer, on randomized controlled trials is enormously important. Basically, they do field experiments to see what works at what cost. I’m a great believer in these R.C.T.’s because they provide actual evidence to guide us in trying to address global or domestic poverty, and that’s why I’ve recommended the new book by [Duflo and Banerjee.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfitlaP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGVuZ3Vpbi5jby51ay9ib29rcy8zMDUvMzA1NTM5L2dvb2QtZWNvbm9taWNzLWZvci1oYXJkLXRpbWVzLzk3ODAyNDEzMDY4OTUuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTEwMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMxMzAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzk2NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAClaVKhdtFuK71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) I’ve learned a lot from Duflo on another topic: the power of hope. Years ago, Duflo did a study in India and found that a program (based on BRAC’s graduation model) was more effective than made sense. She eventually came to believe that that was because it gave poor people hope that they could improve their outcomes, and then they worked harder as a result. I’m a strong believer as well in the idea that both despair and hope can be self-fulfilling, and that this should be reflected in public policy. It’s something that my wife and I write about in [our next book](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfitlaP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGVuZ3VpbnJhbmRvbWhvdXNlLmNvbS9ib29rcy81ODg5OTkvdGlnaHRyb3BlLWJ5LW5pY2hvbGFzLWQta3Jpc3RvZi1hbmQtc2hlcnlsLXd1ZHVubi8_dGU9MSZubD1uaWNob2xhcy1rcmlzdG9mJmVtYz1lZGl0X25rXzIwMTkxMDE3P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTQ1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEzMTMwJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTc5NjcmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyVwNueXRCCgApWlSoXbRbiu9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). In the meantime, [here’s my column about Adam Schiff and the impeachment investigation.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfitlaP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xNi9vcGluaW9uL2FkYW0tc2NoaWZmLWltcGVhY2htZW50LWlucXVpcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTEwMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMxMzAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzk2NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAClaVKhdtFuK71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) His investigation should offer us, yes, hope! [Please read.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfitlaP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8xMC8xNi9vcGluaW9uL2FkYW0tc2NoaWZmLWltcGVhY2htZW50LWlucXVpcnkuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTEwMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMxMzAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzk2NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAClaVKhdtFuK71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) What I’m Reading [“Conversations on Conflict Photography,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRfitlaP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGF1cmVud2Fsc2guY29tLz90ZT0xJm5sPW5pY2hvbGFzLWtyaXN0b2YmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmtfMjAxOTEwMTc_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NDUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTMxMzAmc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzk2NyZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTJXA255dEIKAClaVKhdtFuK71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) by Lauren Walsh, with a foreword by Sebastian Junger. The bravest people in the world, and the foolhardy, are conflict photographers. My basic rule for covering wars is never to accept a ride from a photographer or video journalist: When they hear gunfire, they rush toward it. This book is a collection of interviews with photographers about the work they do, why they do it and the ethical issues they confront — including many of their most searing images. We all owe these photographers a debt for their courage and for forcing us to face the reality and brutality of war. 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