Trump calls out high-profile senator who's in 'BIG TROUBLE' for plotting an 'American tragedy' - and demands he be locked up
California Senator Adam Schiff is at the center of a Justice Department investigation for a 'sustained pattern of possible mortgage fraud' involving misrepresenting which home he used as his primary residence, Trump said.
'Adam 'Shifty' Schiff is in BIG TROUBLE,' Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday night. 'He falsified loan documents.'
Trump also went on to slam Schiff for orchestrating an 'American Tragedy' by investigating his son Donald Trump Jr.'s phone records in 2019 amid concerns about the origin of a meeting with Russians held in Trump Tower three years prior.
'He once said my son would go to prison on a SCAM that Schiff, along with other Crooked Dems, illegally 'manufactured' in order to stage an actual coup,' Trump wrote.
'My son did nothing wrong, knew nothing about the fictional story. It was an American Tragedy!
'Now Shifty should pay the price of prison for a real crime, not one made up by the corrupt accusers!'
Schiff had threatened to subpoena Don Jr. to glean new details about two phone calls he made to blocked numbers after meeting with a Russian lawyer. At the time, Trump was under investigation for potentially colluding with the Kremlin.
He also led the charge to impeach Trump in his role as chair of the House Intelligence Committee.
Trump's latest round of attacks on Schiff are yet another example of the president seeking out anyone who has crossed him over the years.
This includes New York Attorney General Letitia James who has found herself at the center of a DOJ investigation into her real estate transactions after bringing multiple cases against Trump.
James has launched lawsuits against the president during both terms, including for alleged fraud. Since January 20 she has filed at least 15 actions.
The Post reports that subpoenas were issued in Virginia concerning a mortgage application in which she affirmed that she intended to make a Norfolk home her primary residence.
The outlet said it obtained records which showed the AG's signature granting a power of attorney to her niece to execute the purchase.
'This investigation into me is nothing more than retribution. It's baseless,' James said of the probe.
Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan told the publication it was 'awfully coincidental' that Trump's critics have been subjected to home loan investigations.
'You don't get a free pass because you're a public official,' McQuade said.
'But I think they've really undermined the credibility of the department by staking out this ground seeking retribution against Trump's enemies.'
Trump said he wanted to see Schiff 'brought to justice' through the investigation into his finances.
But Schiff maintained his innocence and argued he was being persecuted by the Trump administration as political retribution for his involvement in opposing the family over the years.
'This is just Donald Trump's latest attempt at political retaliation against his perceived enemies,' Schiff wrote on X.
'So it is not a surprise, only how weak this false allegation turns out to be.'
A spokesperson for his office insisted the lenders for both of his homes - one in Washington and another in California - were aware that he intended to use both year-round while serving in public office.
He maintained neither home is considered a 'vacation' property.
Appointing one home as a primary residence can allow a borrower to secure lower rates, because it is considered a less risky investment.
Schiff took aim at the president during an appearance on Stephen Colbert's show telling him to 'p**s off '.
'But before you p**s off, would you release the Epstein files?' Schiff asked, to rapturous applause.
It is unclear how Trump became aware of Schiff's mortgages, or what involvement he has played in the investigation so far.
According to The Washington Post, a confidential memo within Fannie Mae, the lender responsible for the questionable loans, said an investigation has been ongoing amid concerns Schiff 'engaged in a sustained pattern of possible occupancy misrepresentation on 5 Fannie Mae loans'.
The internal memo states the company's financial crimes team received a document demand from the Federal Housing Finance Agency on May 12 relating to loan files.
It states that a condo in Burbank, California, has at times been listed as a 'primary residence' before adding, 'however the 691 square foot, 1-bedroom unit appears unsuitable for a family of four, raising doubts about their true occupancy intent.'
Each of the loans involved have since been paid off in full.
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