Former President Donald Trump is once again aiming fire at his longtime political adversary, Sen. Adam Schiff, accusing him of committing mortgage fraud and calling for him to be \u201cbrought to justice.\u201d Trump claims Schiff lied about his primary residence for over a decade, manipulating the system for financial gain and cheating the American public in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a series of Truth Social posts on Tuesday, Trump unleashed a broadside against Schiff, referring to him as a \u201cscam artist\u201d and \u201ccrook.\u201d The accusation centers on a home Schiff owns in suburban Maryland, which Trump claims was fraudulently listed as Schiff\u2019s primary residence in order to secure a lower mortgage rate\u2014despite Schiff serving as a congressman from California during that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\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,\u201d Trump wrote. He added that the alleged fraud began with a refinancing transaction in 2009 and continued through 2020, when Schiff finally designated the Maryland home as a second residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMortgage fraud is very serious, and CROOKED Adam Schiff (now a Senator) needs to be brought to justice,\u201d Trump declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He later softened slightly when pressed by Fox News, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t know about the individual charge, if that even happened, but Adam Schiff is a serious lowlife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The allegations appear to stem from an October 2024 ethics complaint filed by Republican congressional candidate Christine Bish and Darren Ellis. The complaint accuses Schiff of a \u201cpattern of mortgage fraud, voter fraud, and unlawful campaign filings stretching back over two decades.\u201d It claims Schiff filed mortgage documents listing his Maryland house as a primary residence in 2009, 2011, and 2013\u2014even while listing a separate California condo as his primary home in campaign finance filings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to reporting from Just the News<\/em> and the USA Herald<\/em>, Fannie Mae\u2019s Financial Crimes Division reviewed the documents and allegedly referred the matter to the Department of Justice. If true, Schiff could be charged for every month he paid the mortgage under false pretenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A senior official quoted by the New York Post<\/em> said the senator \u201cis not taking it seriously,\u201d despite the potential criminal exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Schiff wasted no time firing back. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he brushed off the accusations as yet another \u201cbaseless attempt at political retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSince I led his first impeachment, Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason. So in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown,\u201d Schiff wrote. \u201cAnd this baseless attempt at political retribution won\u2019t stop me from holding him accountable. Not by a long shot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A spokesperson for Schiff told Fox News Digital<\/em> that both of Schiff\u2019s homes \u201cwere well known to lenders\u201d and that he was transparent about using them year-round. The spokesperson did not clarify whether either home was officially designated as a vacation property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Schiff also took a swipe at Trump, saying the allegations were meant to distract from Trump\u2019s \u201cEpstein files problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Constitution only requires that members of Congress be \u201cinhabitants\u201d of their represented state at the time of election\u2014not necessarily throughout their entire term. So legally, Schiff was allowed to own and even occupy a Maryland home while serving California in Congress. The issue hinges on whether he misrepresented his residency on mortgage documents in a way that violates federal fraud statutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to critics, this isn\u2019t a technicality\u2014it\u2019s a pattern. They point out that Schiff listed both homes as his \u201cprimary residence\u201d on different documents over the years. If that\u2019s proven to be intentional deception to secure better financial terms, the legal consequences could be serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Schiff’s defenders argue the claims are politically motivated and lack real substance. But even some neutral observers note that Schiff\u2019s credibility has long been under fire, especially after his repeated insistence that there was \u201cample evidence\u201d of Trump-Russia collusion\u2014a claim that collapsed under the Mueller investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The animosity between Trump and Schiff is no secret. Schiff was a central figure in both of Trump\u2019s impeachments and played a key role on the House Select Committee investigating January 6. In return, Trump has labeled him \u201cShifty Schiff,\u201d accused him of leaking classified material, and repeatedly called for his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But even critics of Trump admit that Schiff has made his own bed when it comes to trustworthiness. He promoted debunked narratives, bent the truth on multiple occasions, and rarely faced accountability – at least until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whether this mortgage fraud claim is a legitimate scandal or just the latest round in their political grudge match remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: Adam Schiff, long protected by his allies in Washington, is no longer beyond scrutiny. Former President Donald Trump is once again aiming fire at his longtime political adversary, Sen. Adam Schiff, accusing him of committing mortgage fraud and calling for him to be \u201cbrought to justice.\u201d Trump claims Schiff lied about his primary residence for over a decade, manipulating the system for financial gain and cheating the American public in the process. What Trump Is Saying In a series of Truth Social posts on Tuesday, Trump unleashed a broadside against Schiff, referring to him […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,18,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-democrats","category-elections","category-politics","category-trump"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/shiftyshicffd.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6295"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6297,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6295\/revisions\/6297"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Schiff\u2019s Response<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
NP Editor: <\/strong> Normally I wouldn’t appreciate someone being attacked on small charges to get them out of office. After all, this is what Schiff and many others did repeatedly to Donald Trump to remove him from his first presidency and to keep him from his second one.
But Schiff is that special exception in my mind, a man willing to manufacture evidence and then follow it, deceiving millions of Americans and permitting elections to be rigged and stolen. This man is not a patriot, and should not be anywhere near an election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"