President Trump’s weaponization czar Ed Martin dropped hints that his team may soon take additional investigative actions against Sen. Adam Schiff and members of the since-defunct House Select Jan. 6 Committee who weren’t pardoned by former president Joe Biden.
Martin, who helms the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group, took note of the criminal probe of Schiff (D-Calif.) over allegations of mortgage fraud and strongly implied something else is in the works.
“There’s a referral from Bill Pulte about mortgage fraud about Adam Schiff. That’s publicly discussed. His own lawyers have been out there,” Martin told Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures.”
“Now there’s more on Adam Schiff.”
Martin did not specify what else could be coming down the pike.
Back in May, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte referred Schiff to the Justice Department for “multiple instances” between 2003 and 2019 when the senator allegedly “falsified bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms.”
This includes accusations that he listed his Maryland home as a primary residence in multiple mortgage refinancing filings despite being an elected member of Congress from California at the time.
Some lawmakers have homes in both their states and in the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia area during their time in Congress. But Pulte alleged that Schiff also sought a similar exemption on a Burbank, Calif., condo that he also dubbed his primary residence.
In a separate matter, Schiff recently faced surfaced accusations from a former Democratic House Intelligence Committee aide who alleged the then-congressman approved leaks of classified information to harm President Trump during the height of Russiagate.
It is unclear if those allegations are what Martin was referencing. DOJ officials concluded Schiff may have had liability protections for those leaks under the speech and debate clause of the Constitution, according to an FBI memo on the accusations obtained by The Post.
“All we’re going to do, again, is get to the facts of this and use all the tools that we have in our system,” Martin stressed.
Last week, Martin was seen in Brooklyn checking out New York Attorney General Letitia James’ multi-family residential property that is subject to a mortgage fraud inquiry.
Pulte alleged that the AG may have “falsified bank documents and property records to acquire government-backed assistance and loans and more favorable loan terms.”
Similar to the Schiff accusations, Pulte alleged that James declared a Norfolk, Virginia, property purchased in 2023 her “principal residence” while calling her Brooklyn brownstone she’s owned since 2001 her second residence.
Beyond Schiff and James, Martin also teased that he is reviewing members of the since-defunct House Select Jan. 6 Committee, despite Biden’s sweeping 11th-hour pardon for the panel.
“We’re all in that too,” Martin said. “A lot of people did not get a pardon that were involved in the select committee, and they ought to be keeping an eye on their mailbox, because there’s a lot to be asked about.”
Martin didn’t specify names, but noted that US Attorney General Pam Bondi “let us loose on” issues of alleged government weaponization.
