that he may indict him , ” schiff said .
house intelligence committee ranking member rep. adam schiff ( d - ca ) arrives for a democratic caucus meeting in the u.s. capitol visitors center november 14 , 2018 in washington , d.c. chip somodevilla getty images rep. adam schiff , the democrat from california who is likely to be the next chairman of the house intelligence committee , said sunday that president trump could very well face jail time following the latest disclosure that laid out how prosecutors believe he orchestrated illegal payments during his presidential campaign .
kudlow said sunday that trump knew about the arrest .
” schiff noted that while there has long been talk about trump offering to pardon people to motivate them to keep silent , the real question may be whether the next president will pardon trump .
it had previously been unclear if trump knew of meng 's arrest as he discussed a trade dispute between the u.s. and china .
a white house spokesman later told the hill that trump did not have advance knowledge .
“ that he may be the first president in quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time .
she faces potential extradition to the u.s. for her suspected violation of u.s. trade sanctions on iran .
china has demanded meng 's release .