Justice Department is investigating handling of Adam Schiff mortgage fraud probe led by Ed Martin and Bill Pulte
Source: CNN Politics
PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2025, 12:46 PM ET
The Justice Department is investigating possible issues with the mortgage fraud investigation into California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff that is run by two Trump administration political appointees, Ed Martin and Bill Pulte.
One witness, a Republican from California named Christine Bish, spoke to a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday morning. Investigators had sought information about the possibility that there was a person who claimed to be working for Pulte or Martin, but was not properly deputized, according to two sources familiar with the developing situation.
Bish previously said publicly she believed she had information to share about Schiff related to his mortgages. Bish told CNN Thursday that she went before the grand jury with the understanding that she was providing information in an federal investigation into Schiff, but that prosecutors seemed more concerned about looking into whether there was conspiracy or collusion between me and Pulte or me and Ed Martin.
She said shes never spoken to the two men outside of an occasional light message on social media, but that her independent probe into Schiff was submitted to Pultes office earlier this year and later referred to the Justice Department, where it was handed off to Martin. If theyre trying to tie me into some kind of clandestine conspiracy, its not there, and the best way to protect myself is to be open and honest and public, she said, adding later: Somethings not adding up. And I havent gotten to the bottom of it yet, but I will.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/politics/justice-department-adam-schiff-ed-martin-bill-pulte-christine-bish
Lovie777
(21,257 posts)and tax payer's are paying for this.
maxsolomon
(37,944 posts)I know they're the worst newspaper on the planet and all, but go read the NYT profile. Self-promoting sociopath.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/business/bill-pulte-mobile-homes-fhfa.html
Chasstev365
(6,826 posts)angrychair
(11,559 posts)Awkward at best:
What does that mean? She exchanged communication in the past with the two people tied to this case? How common is it for people to just hang out with these guys on social media?
Seems like a convenient cover story.
Who is this Bish person and how does she know the circumstances of Senator Schiff's home purchases and how did she come by that information?
This seems like more like a fishing expedition on Mango Mussolini's perceived enemies than a legitimate investigation.