President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric Sunday against longtime political foe Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) by calling for the lawmaker’s prosecution and alleging he committed mortgage fraud for reporting a home in Maryland as his primary residence from 2009 to 2020.
“Adam Schiff is a THIEF!” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “He should be prosecuted, just like they tried to prosecute me, and everyone else — The only difference is, WE WERE TOTALLY INNOCENT, IT WAS ALL A GIANT HOAX!”
Schiff’s office has defended the use of claiming year-round use of homes in California and Maryland as a “routine” practice for a member of Congress who frequently travels back and forth.
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Schiff, who was an impeachment manager during Trump’s first Senate trial, has called
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