Adam Schiff, the California Democrat that will forever be remembered as the leader of the first Trump impeachment, met with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the January 6 investigation currently being conducted by the House.

In a shocking statement, Schiff told the news anchor that some of those coming forward to testify against the former president for his role in inciting the attacks on the Capitol that day are from within his own administration — and they have come willingly, without even needing to be legally summoned.

That’s bad news for Trump, who continues to insist he was the rightful winner of the 2020 election. That lie is the cornerstone of the movement that sparked the January riots.

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What’s important to observe here is the fact that many who have come out to speak on the matter were possibly being intimidated by Trump and his cohorts into being silent on the matter. Now that Democrats control Congress and the White House, that reluctance to come forward has dissipated.

Schiff:

They do include people from the former administration. They include people in the private sector. They include people are experts in some of the — for example, the social media issues that we’re investigating. So they run the gamut.

But I think what has been encouraging to us is, because we’ve had the cooperation of people in the public and private sector, we know what to ask for. And we know when we demand the production of documents, and we’re not getting the full truth, we can hold those parties accountable.

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This cooperation is long past due, but it is still surprising, given the level of loyalty among Trump employees to their former boss.

Watch Schiff’s exchange with O’Donnell here:

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