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The House of Representatives voted 213-209 to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, leading Democrats to chant “shame, shame” in the chambers.

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The Republican-led effort to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., over his claims about former President Donald Trump’s connections to Russia succeeded Wednesday.

House lawmakers voted 213-209 along party lines to censure Schiff, with six lawmakers voting present. Immediately after the vote, Democrats in the lower chamber began chanting “shame.”

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., renewed her effort to censure Schiff for alleging collusion between Trump and Russia during the former president’s 2016 campaign, after her initial attempt was blocked last week as House Democrats – along with 20 Republicans – moved to table the resolution, effectively killing it. The House voted 225-196 to table the legislation at the time.

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