President Donald Trump Tuesday accused California Sen. Adam Schiff of mortgage fraud by lying about his primary residence -- a claim the Democratic lawmaker strongly denies.
In a Truth Social post, Trump dubbed Schiff -- a longtime critic of the president -- a "scam artist" who obtained a mortgage for a home in Maryland more than 15 years ago that he declared his primary residence while he was a congressman from Burbank in order to win better rates and terms from the mortgage company.
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"I have always suspected Shifty Adam Schiff was a scam artist," Trump posted. "And now I learn that Fannie Mae's Financial Crimes Division have concluded that Adam Schiff has engaged in a sustained pattern of possible Mortgage Fraud."
In a post on X, Schiff said that ever since he led efforts to impeach Trump during the president's first term in office, "Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason. So in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown."
Schiff posted Tuesday that Trump's "baseless attempt at political retribution won't stop me from holding him accountable. Not by a long shot."
In his post, Trump contends that Schiff said 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. I always knew Adam Schiff was a Crook."
The longtime Trump adversary served as chief prosecutor in Trump's first impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate in January 2020. He was acquitted the following month.
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