Overview
- U.S. Attorney Kelly Hayes met Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche this week and was directed to pursue additional evidence, keeping the case open.
- Months of investigative work by Maryland prosecutors have not produced the proof needed to bring charges, according to people familiar with the matter.
- Sen. Adam Schiff denies wrongdoing, and his attorney Preet Bharara says career prosecutors reviewed the claims and found them baseless.
- The inquiry followed an FHFA criminal referral from Director Bill Pulte, and Attorney General Pam Bondi later named Ed Martin as a special attorney on the matter.
- Reporting is based on anonymous officials, and President Trump publicly urged Bondi on Truth Social to take legal action against Schiff.