Adam Schiff

Published: Nov. 16, 2019, 7:15 p.m.

Did Donald Trump \u2018bribe\u2019 a foreign power \u2013 Ukraine - to try to discredit a political rival ahead of next year\u2019s US Presidential race ?

On Profile this week, we\u2019re looking at Adam Schiff - the man tasked with finding out.

A leading Democrat Congressman and former lawyer, Schiff chairs the House Intelligence Committee and is leading the impeachment investigation.

President Trump calls him biased\u2026a \u201cpencil neck, low life\u201d who\u2019s conducting a \u201choax witch-hunt\u201d.

Mark Coles talks to Schiff\u2019s close friends, critics and former colleagues to find out what he\u2019s really like\u2026and why \u2013 before getting into politics - he wanted to be a Hollywood movie writer.

Producer: Smita Patel\nResearcher: May Cameron