A Federal Grand Jury Is Investigating The Handling Of The Adam Schiff Criminal Probe

GREENBELT, Md. —A national expansive assemblage is investigating nan handling of nan Justice Department’s criminal investigation into Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, according to a rule enforcement root and a lawsuit to a witnesser requesting accusation astir her communications pinch individuals purporting to beryllium progressive successful nan probe.

The lawsuit obtained by NBC News was sent to blimpish activistic Christine Bish, who testified earlier nan expansive assemblage connected Thursday. It asked for immoderate records Bish has from anyone “claiming to beryllium William Pulte,” nan Trump administration’s head of nan Federal Housing Finance Agency, arsenic good arsenic anyone claiming to activity for him, including arsenic his main of staff.

The lawsuit besides requested immoderate communications aliases archiving Bish has from "anyone claiming to beryllium acting astatine nan guidance aliases petition of Edward Martin," who is nan Justice Department’s self-described “weaponization czar.”

A spokesperson for nan Justice Department declined to comment, citing nan secrecy of expansive assemblage investigations.

Schiff's agency besides declined to comment.

Director of nan Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte extracurricular nan White House connected Sept. 2.Mark Schiefelbein / AP

It is unclear if nan expansive assemblage investigation is specifically into immoderate of nan individuals named successful nan subpoena, including Pulte and Martin.

The lawsuit sent to Bish specifically cited records pertaining to “the investigation into Senator Adam Schiff.” In summation to seeking accusation astir anyone purporting to beryllium aliases activity for Pulte aliases Martin, nan lawsuit besides requested connection and archiving connected anyone “claiming to beryllium moving for aliases astatine nan guidance of” nan Justice Department, Fannie Mae aliases Freddie Mac, including Robert Bowes aliases Scott Strauss.

The lawsuit was signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Sarma successful nan U.S. Attorney’s Office for nan District of Maryland.

Interim U.S. lawyer for nan District of Columbia Ed Martin speaks during a property convention connected May 13, 2025, successful Washington, D.C.Craig Hudson For The Washington Post via Getty Images

Bish told NBC News and different reporters astatine nan national courthouse successful Greenbelt connected Thursday that this is not her first clip speaking pinch investigators astir this topic, saying she told them successful a erstwhile question and reply overmuch of what she said they discussed connected Thursday.

Bish is presently moving for Congress successful California’s 6th Congressional District, a spot presently held by Democrat Ami Bera.

NBC News reported past month that nan national owe fraud investigation into Schiff had stalled.

One of nan president's main governmental foes, Schiff served arsenic nan lead impeachment head successful nan House during Trump’s first impeachment proceedings successful 2020. He has denied immoderate wrongdoing successful consequence to nan Trump administration’s investigation into owe fraud allegations.

The probe has been going connected since astatine slightest nan summer. NBC News reported successful August that Attorney General Pam Bondi tapped Martin to probe nan allegations against Schiff.

Martin, whom Bondi described arsenic a “special attorney,” met pinch Pulte, who sent a criminal referral for nan California legislator to nan Justice Department successful May.