Newly declassified FBI files and whistleblower testimony outlining damning claims that Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) in 2017 authorized leaks of classified information to damage President Donald Trump should trigger renewed investigative scrutiny, according to legal experts and former federal prosecutors.
The alleged conduct against the then-California representative was brought to light as part of a declassified 302 FBI document by Director Kash Patel on Monday, and while the name of the person being interviewed was redacted, it appeared to be an individual-turned-whistleblower, a male Democrat who sat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence . If the matter is brought into an investigation by the Trump administration’s Justice Department, it holds the potential to