A bombshell whistleblower report accuses Rep. Adam Schiff of greenlighting leaks of classified information to tarnish President Donald Trump, according to Just The News.
A veteran Democratic intelligence officer, who served over a decade on the House Intelligence Committee, alleges Schiff authorized leaks to damage Trump during the Russiagate saga. The officer, a self-described friend of both Schiff and former Republican Chairman Devin Nunes, began raising alarms with the FBI in 2017. His claims paint a troubling picture of political weaponization within Congress.
The whistleblower, fired for questioning party loyalty, called Schiff’s alleged actions “unethical,” “illegal,” and even “treasonous.” He first approached the FBI’s Washington field office in 2017, shortly after Trump’s inauguration. Despite repeated warnings, the Justice Department showed little interest, citing Schiff’s potential immunity under the Constitution’s speech and debate clause.
In 2017, the whistleblower attended a meeting where Schiff allegedly directed staff to leak classified information harmful to Trump. “SCHIFF stated the information would be used to indict President TRUMP,” the FBI’s 2023 interview report notes. Such audacity suggests a calculated effort to undermine a sitting president.
The officer was reassured that leaks wouldn’t face scrutiny due to congressional immunity. Yet, no Attorney General or Solicitor General opinion confirms this protection as law. The DOJ’s reluctance to pursue Schiff reeks of selective enforcement, shielding powerful figures.
By August 2016, the House Intelligence Committee’s work environment shifted as the presidential election loomed. Democratic staffers admitted to providing “on background” information to journalists about Russian election activities. This set the stage for what the whistleblower described as a “constitutional crisis” mindset post-Trump’s 2016 victory.
Schiff, reportedly bitter over missing a CIA director role under a potential Clinton administration, believed Russia “hijacked” the election. By February 2017, “all hell broke loose” within the committee, the whistleblower told the FBI. Staff were instructed to gather Intelligence Community facts for a public inquiry, which the officer saw as a pretext for leaking classified data.
A sensitive document viewed by Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell leaked to the press within 24 hours in mid-2017. Swalwell, already warned about leaking due to his reputation, was implicated alongside Schiff. The intelligence agency’s general counsel reprimanded staff, but no accountability followed.
The whistleblower’s 2017 FBI interviews detailed a systematic leaking process, with Schiff allegedly deciding who would share information. His termination soon after suggests a purge of dissenters unwilling to play ball. Loyalty to party over principle seems to have ruled the day.
Despite multiple FBI interviews from 2017 to 2023, Justice Department prosecutors declined to act, citing congressional immunity. In a 2023 mock grand jury, the whistleblower was told the case wouldn’t move forward. This stonewalling raises questions about whether the DOJ protects its own.
FBI Director Kash Patel, turning over interview reports to the House Judiciary Committee, condemned the leaks as a means to “weaponize intelligence” for political gain. “Those abuses eroded public trust in our institutions,” Patel told Just the News. His push for accountability contrasts sharply with the DOJ’s inaction.
Schiff’s role in promoting the discredited Steele dossier further fuels skepticism. In 2017, he read its baseless claims into the congressional record, and by 2018, he clashed with Nunes over its use. His rebuttal memo that year falsely claimed no FISA abuses occurred, a claim debunked by the DOJ’s own 2019 report.
Schiff’s insistence on “plenty of evidence of collusion in plain sight” in 2018 and 2019 crumbled under Robert Mueller’s 2019 findings of no criminal collusion. His 2020 dismissal of the Hunter Biden laptop story as a Kremlin smear further eroded his credibility. These missteps suggest a pattern of pushing narratives over facts.
The whistleblower also pointed to Schiff’s targeting of Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser, as part of a broader anti-Trump campaign. Such actions align with the committee’s alleged shift toward politicized intelligence work. The leaks, now outside the statute of limitations, evade prosecution but not scrutiny.
Schiff, recently pardoned by President Biden for his January 6th committee role, faces fresh questions about mortgage fraud allegations. While the pardon doesn’t cover these leaks, it underscores a cozy relationship with power. The whistleblower’s courage in exposing this saga demands a reckoning, even if justice remains elusive.
