The audience was stunned. Silence filled the room as Schiff struggled to respond. Maher didn’t gloat—he simply pressed forward with precision.
“Trump may be flawed,” Maher acknowledged without hesitation. “But flawed isn’t criminal. There’s a huge difference.”
Schiff tried redirecting the conversation toward January 6. But Maher brought it back to the core issue: truth versus political theater.
“You’ve politicized intelligence for cable news soundbites,” Maher accused. “And that’s dangerous, no matter which party you’re in.”
Viewers online erupted as clips of the moment went viral within minutes. Many couldn’t believe Maher, a known liberal, was defending Trump.
But Maher wasn’t flipping sides—he was standing for consistency. “When we lose truth, we lose trust,” he warned, glaring at Schiff.
