Witness exposes “unusual” tactics used to prop up mortgage fraud cases against #Trump perceived enemies
A witness in the Sen #AdamSchiff (D-CA) case exposed surprising revelations about Trump ofcls & their attempts to “reach” an indictment.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/24/schiff-pulte-bish-mortgage-fraud/
When #Trump accused Sen #AdamSchiff (D-CA) of mortgage fraud in July, he posted a document on Truth Social that he said proved Schiff was a “thief.” That quickly blew up the phone of a GOP congressional candidate & real estate agent from California, Christine Bish — who recognized the document as one of hundreds she sent to an admin tip line collecting info about alleged mortgage fraud.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
Until then, Bish wasn’t sure if her April email caught anyone’s attention in Washington, she told WaPo on Friday. But she knew Trump’s post drew from her files because of the highlights marking up the page.
#Trump had posted the document with “the most yellow on it,” she said.
Now Bish’s experience is providing an unexpected window into how inexperienced Trump loyalists in top admin positions are wielding their power.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
Prosecutors spent >1 hr questioning Bish Thursday about her communications with #DOJ ofcl [& #Jan6 advocate] #EdMartin, #FHFA Dir #BillPulte & others. They appeared to focus on whether these ofcls divulged information about the criminal investigation into #AdamSchiff to unauthorized people & repeatedly asked Bish whom she talked to….A subpoena issued to Bish…also shows that investigators appear focused on anyone she communicated with who claimed to be affiliated with Martin & Pulte.
#EdMartin & #BillPulte are not being investigated by a grand jury, according to a person familiar with the investigation…. Grand jury probes are just one way that officials can investigate conduct, though they are a necessary step in securing indictments.
Yet the interactions highlight the unconventional & sometimes erratic nature of the #Trump admin’s attempt to prosecute #Democrats on charges of mortgage fraud.
Bish’s brief visit to Washington — & accompanying media blitz — showed how #BillPulte, #EdMartin & their confidants are operating, with direct messages to strangers on social media & out-of-the-blue phone calls. And it revealed weaknesses in the mortgage fraud case against #AdamSchiff, one of the president’s Democratic foes.
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#BillPulte has accused #AdamSchiff, #NYAG #LetitiaJames (D) & #FederalReserve Governor #LisaCook — all prominent foils of Trump’s—of fraudulently claiming multiple homes as their primary residences in mortgage documents, which can sometimes help secure lower rates. Pulte has referred several cases to the #DOJ for prosecution. Schiff has not been indicted, while James faces 2 charges linked to Pulte’s claims. Cook is fighting to keep her seat on the Fed board after #Trump tried to fire her.
#AdamSchiff, #LetitiaJames & #LisaCook all deny wrongdoing.
The cases have been controversial within the #DOJ. In the Eastern District of Virginia — where James was indicted — multiple prosecutors were pushed out, including Trump’s pick to run the office, in part because they did not believe there was sufficient evidence to bring charges….
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Bish—who has spent years gathering evidence through public records against #AdamSchiff & other [Democrat] politicians who she believes are defrauding voters because they spend too much time in Washington [& she likely consumes a lot of right wing media] — said she was shocked that investigators didn’t ask her more questions about the case.
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She said she kept trying to steer ofcls back toward #AdamSchiff’s records. But they appeared more interested in learning who had contacted her about her findings, what they asked her & how they identified themselves….
Bish said she started digging into Schiff’s mortgage records years ago when she was running for #Congress in Sacramento & conducting opposition research on other politicians.
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She said her earlier jobs as a law firm investigator and loan officer gave her an affinity for hunting down public records. Convinced #AdamSchiff was guilty of wrongdoing, Bish said she has sent batches of his records to members of Congress & the House Ethics Cmte in the past. No one followed up. [sounds like she’s a conspiracy theorist]
Then, this year, Bish saw #BillPulte post about his new tip line. She emailed an extensive Dropbox file — full of her highlights & annotations….
In another instance, Bish said she got a phone call from #ScottStrauss — a former #DOJ prosecutor who was pushed out of his job after attempting to launch investigations of baseless voter-fraud #ConspiracyTheories tied to the 2020 election, acc/to 3 other people familiar with the matter…. Bish said Strauss identified himself as working for Freddie Mac, the mortgage giant #BillPulte took over as chief executive earlier this year.
@Nonilex If Bish is surprised that Trump's "investigators" didn't want to ask questions, she is dumb as fucking dirt.
Why would those creeps want to ask more questions when every politically-motivated case they work on would completely fall apart under even the slightest scrutiny? Greater detail works against their desired ends.
They're amoral, not stupid.
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