Trump Accuses Adam Schiff Of Mortgage Fraud
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump accused former impeachment leader Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif) of committing mortgage fraud.
โI have always suspected Shifty Adam Shiff (sic) was a scam artist,โ Trump wrote. He then claimed that Fannie Maeโs Financial Crimes Division had determined that Schiff had improperly declared a Maryland home as his primary residence to secure better mortgage terms, despite representing California in Congress.
โAdam Schiff said that his primary residence was in MARYLAND to get a cheaper mortgage and rip off America, when he must LIVE in CALIFORNIA,โ Trump alleged, before outlining what he described as a fraudulent timeline beginning in 2009 and ending in 2020.
According to Trumpโs post, the alleged โfraudโ began on February 6, 2009, with the refinancing of a property in Maryland, and continued โthrough multiple transactionsโ until October 13, 2020, when the property was finally โcorrectly designated as a second home.โ He concluded the post with a familiar refrain: โCrooked Adam Schiff (now a Senator) needs to be brought to justice.โ

As of Tuesday morning, no independent confirmation of such an investigation has been reported.
Schiffโs ownership of the Maryland property was reported on during his Senate campaign by CNN, which at the time reported that the then-House member wasnโt likely to face any legal repercussions because the law at issue is ambiguous when it comes to the definition of a primary residence.
However, Schiffโs spokesperson during the campaign and his current press secretary, told CNN last year that he has claimed both his properties as primary residences for mortgage purposes โbecause they are both occupied throughout the year and to distinguish them from a vacation property.โ
The animosity between Trump and Schiff has been swirling for year and dates back to at least 2017, when the California lawmaker emerged as one of Trumpโs most vocal critics during the House Intelligence Committeeโs investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Schiff later served as the lead impeachment manager during Trumpโs first impeachment trial in 2020, drawing attacks from the former president, who routinely referred to him as “Pencil Neck” and โShifty Schiff.โ













