Overview

• IRS filings dated Aug. 14 show Schiff created a tax‑exempt “Senator Schiff Legal Defense Fund” to cover legal costs.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi has assigned Ed Martin to oversee the Justice Department’s review of an FHFA criminal referral alleging occupancy or document misrepresentations tied to a Potomac, Maryland property from 2003 to 2019.
• Reports indicate a Maryland grand jury has been weighing a possible indictment related to the mortgage allegations, though no charges have been announced.
• Schiff denies wrongdoing, has retained Preet Bharara, and frames the probes as politically driven as President Trump calls for prosecution.
• Separately, recently declassified FBI interview notes cite a former House Intelligence Committee staffer alleging Schiff approved leaks in 2016–2017, claims his office rejects as false and previously deemed not credible by investigators.