Witness exposes unusual tactics used to prop up mortgage fraud cases [View all]

A witness in the Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) case exposed surprising revelations about Trump officials and their attempts to reach an indictment.

A witness’s testimony to federal investigators is highlighting the unconventional and sometimes erratic nature of the Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute Democrats on charges of mortgage fraud.

Justice Department official Ed Martin, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte and their allies have used direct messages to strangers on social media and out-of-the-blue phone calls to try to build cases against Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California), according to an account given to prosecutors by GOP congressional candidate and real estate agent Christine Bish.

Prosecutors spent more than an hour questioning Bish on Thursday about her communications with Martin, Pulte and others, appearing to focus on whether these officials divulged information about the criminal investigation into Schiff to unauthorized people, she told The Washington Post. A subpoena issued to Bish and reviewed by The Post also shows that investigators appear focused on anyone with whom she communicated who claimed to be affiliated with Martin and Pulte.

Now, her experience is providing an unexpected window into how inexperienced Trump loyalists in top administration positions are wielding their power.

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Surprising? Not hardly.