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President Donald Trump unleashed a harsh attack on Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Tuesday morning, reiterating 2024 allegations that Schiff committed mortgage fraud by lying about his principal address for over a decade, which the lawmaker rejects.<\/p>\n
In a Truth Social post, Trump called Schiff a \u201cscam artist\u201d and claimed he obtained a mortgage for a Maryland home in 2009 but only designated it as a second home in 2020 as part of a ruse to get better rates and terms from the company, which has been in federal conservatorship since the 2008 financial crisis.<\/p>\n
The president\u00a0stated\u00a0that Fannie Mae\u2019s Financial Crimes Division had discovered the suspected wrongdoing. Schiff purchased the Maryland property while serving in Congress in 2009, and he became a senator the following January. Schiff described the claims as \u201cbaseless.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist. And now I learn that Fannie Mae\u2019s Financial Crimes Division have concluded that Adam Schiff has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in CALIFORNIA because he was a Congressman from CALIFORNIA. I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook. The FRAUD began with the refinance of his Maryland property on February 6, 2009, and continued through multiple transactions until the Maryland property was correctly designated as a second home on October 13, 2020. Mortgage Fraud is very serious, and CROOKED Adam Schiff (now a Senator) needs to be brought to justice,\u201d Trump wrote. He did not provide any evidence of the alleged fraud.<\/p>\n
When asked about the accusations later Tuesday, Trump appeared to soften the specific allegation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know about the individual charge, if that even happened, but Adam Schiff is a serious lowlife,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Fox News\u2019 Peter Doocy asked,\u00a0\u201cWhen you said that you want Adam Schiff brought to justice, what does that mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump responded, \u201cI\u2019d love to see him brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schiff was not prohibited from identifying his Maryland house as his principal residence during his stint in Congress, because the Constitution only required him to be a \u201cinhabitant\u201d of California at the time of his election, not for his whole tenure.<\/p>\n
Schiff, however, identified two properties, one in California and one in Maryland, as his \u201cprincipal residence\u201d on several mortgage and election papers dating back to 2003, Just the News reported in October.<\/p>\n
Schiff refinanced his Maryland property in at least three situations \u2014 in 2009, 2011, and 2013 \u2014 and labeled it his \u201cprincipal residence,\u201d while also putting his Burbank, California apartment as his primary address in separate financing paperwork, according to the source. He subsequently updated the note on his Maryland mortgage to reflect a secondary residence.<\/p>\n
The trend was discovered by Christine Bish, a Sacramento-based real estate detective who campaigned for Congress as a Republican last year. She brought an ethics complaint against Schiff before Congress.<\/p>\n
Schiff said Trump\u2019s remarks were the latest effort at political vengeance against his perceived adversaries, and that they would not deflect from \u201chis Epstein files problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSince I led his first impeachment, Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason,\u201d Schiff wrote on X. \u201cSo in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown. And this baseless attempt at political retribution won\u2019t stop me from holding him accountable. Not by a long shot.\u201d<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Schiff said that the accusations have been debunked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lenders who provided the mortgages for both homes were well aware of then-Representative Schiff\u2019s Congressional service and of his intended year-round use of both homes, neither of which were vacation homes,\u201d the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. \u201cHe has always been completely transparent about this.\u201d<\/p>\n
The spokesperson did not say whether the Maryland home was designated as a primary residence. Fannie Mae stated that it would not comment on the claims.<\/p>\n
Schiff responded later Tuesday via video, calling the president\u2019s accusations \u201cbaseless\u201d and \u201cwithout merit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0working families, and roll back progress made since 2020.\u201d Kennedy countered that the nation\u2019s $35 trillion debt was \u201ca bipartisan monument to cowardice\u201d and accused Democrats of \u201ctreating taxpayer money like Monopoly cash.\u201d<\/p>\n
At one point, the Louisiana senator cited statements from former President Donald Trump advocating for targeted spending reductions to protect Social Security and defense while trimming bureaucracy. \u201cEven Trump got this part right,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cYou don\u2019t fix Washington by pouring more syrup on bad pancakes.\u201d The jab elicited chuckles across the chamber \u2014 even from a few Democrats who tried to hide their smiles.<\/p>\n
For several minutes, Schumer appeared visibly frustrated. He shuffled his papers, attempted to pivot to infrastructure funding, and eventually yielded the floor without his usual closing remarks. Aides later downplayed the moment, saying the Majority Leader \u201csimply wanted to move debate forward.\u201d But within minutes, clips of the exchange flooded social media under the tag\u00a0<\/p>\n
Political commentators quickly seized on the spectacle. Conservative outlets praised Kennedy for \u201cslicing through Washington doublespeak,\u201d while liberal pundits accused him of \u201cgrandstanding over substance.\u201d Yet even some Democrats privately admitted that the senator\u2019s performance was, in one staffer\u2019s words, \u201ca masterclass in Senate theater.\u201d<\/p>\n
As the debate closed, Kennedy summed up his case in one final soundbite: \u201cWe don\u2019t need more speeches about compassion \u2014 we need receipts for how you\u2019re spending our money.\u201d The chamber fell quiet. Whether or not Schumer truly \u201cfroze,\u201d the moment captured a growing public frustration with both parties\u2019 handling of the nation\u2019s finances \u2014 and reminded Washington that sometimes, one sharp tongue can silence an entire room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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