Trump Accuses Adam Schiff of Mortgage Fraud

President Donald Trump accused Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) of mortgage fraud Tuesday, and a senior administration official said that a criminal case had been referred to the Justice Department, in a sharp escalation of the White House’s attacks on vocal Trump critics, the Washington Post reports.

Trump claimed, without providing specifics, that Schiff had misstated which home he used as a primary residence, helping him secure a cheaper mortgage.

Said Trump: “I would love to see him brought to justice.”

However, the Los Angeles Times reports a memo from Fannie Mae investigators to the Trump-appointed director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency “does not accuse Schiff of mortgage fraud.”