DOJ Reviews Schiff Mortgage Probe for Trump Officials Ties

The Justice Department has launched an internal review into the management of a mortgage fraud investigation targeting Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., focusing on possible connections to two Trump administration officials accused of directing the probe, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

Federal investigators in Maryland conducted an interview on Thursday with Christine Bish, a Republican candidate for Congress in California and a real estate agent who has spent years publicizing alleged irregularities in Schiff's mortgage dealings. The session, which followed a subpoena issued to Bish, centered on any contacts she might have had with Justice Department official Ed Martin and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, both of whom have advocated for scrutinizing Schiff's financial records.

Bish described arriving prepared to detail her independent research into Schiff's properties, which she initiated several years ago based on publicly available records. Instead, she said, the questioning revolved around potential links to Martin and Pulte. "I expected to be asked questions, a lot of questions, about, 'How did you come about investigating Adam Schiff...