WATCH: Adam Schiff Caught Lying to the American People Again

During the devastating California Wildfires earlier this year, Adam Schiff, the infamous Democratic Senator, spoke to ABC’s Johnathan Karl about the then-ongoing disaster in his state. However, Schiff lied to the reporter about rumors that state-funded reservoirs had been dry for months before the fires broke out.

For context, Schiff became famous for his dishonest behavior during Trump’s impeachment trial. Since the start of Trump’s second term, Sen. Adam Schiff has been under intense scrutiny from the public and Trump administration members, and more of his lies have become apparent. It’s also important to know that early in the fire, reports came in that fire hydrants in Los Angeles ran completely dry, thwarting efforts to fight the blaze.

The interview, which was held on January 12, 2025, begins with the host wondering why firefighters are running out of water during these wildfires. Karl asked, “To your understanding, why did some of those so many of those fire hydrants simply run dry? Was there something to do with that 117-million-gallon reservoir in the Palisades that was out of operation? What’s your understanding? What’s your initial read on this?”

Schiff began by trying to dodge the question. He muttered, “Well, that’s my initial take, and I certainly want a full review of this so that I can form a more complete understanding of the matter. But my initial understanding is that the reservoirs that the Palisades were drawing on—these 3 million gallon reservoirs were full at the initiation of these fires.”

The Senator explained that these plans would have been enough for most fires. He said, “Frankly, they have the capacity to put out homes that maybe house multiple houses, not if the whole town is up in flames, and most particularly, not if the winds are so strong that aircraft can’t fly. And this was the problem in the very beginning. The winds were hurricane force up to 100 miles an hour, winds you can’t fly in, and you depend on being able to do water drops to put down those kinds of flames.”

He concluded by blaming the weather for his obvious failure of leadership. According to Schiff, given the weather, there was simply nothing that could have prevented these fires. He stammered, “I have to think there are probably hundreds of towns in California, 1000s and 1000s across the country, that are in equally the same position, that if they had 100-mile-an-hour winds and a lot of dry fuel, they wouldn’t have any more water than this community did we also.”

However, users had noticed Schiff wasn’t being candid. A comment noted, “He is shifting the claim to the million-gallon mini tanks, not the 117 million-gallon Santa Ynez reservoir that [K]arl asked about. What a scumbag.” Another echoed these sentiments by saying, “Did anyone notice how Schiff mentioned only the three smaller reservoirs and completely skipped over the empty 117 million-gallon one?”

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To prove that Schiff was lying, one eagle-eyed user linked to a post from the LA Times, which read, ” A reservoir in the Palisades that holds 117 million gallons of water was offline this month for previously scheduled maintenance. It was empty when the Palisades fire exploded.”