Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff has created a new legal defense fund amid a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into his finances over alleged mortgage fraud.

Schiff, a longtime adversary of President Donald Trump, could be staring down a protracted legal fight as the Justice Department scrutinizes his real estate dealings on two properties in Maryland and California while he was serving in the House of Representatives. The California Democrat set up the “Senator Schiff Legal Defense Fund” on Thursday, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Ed Martin as a special prosecutor on Aug. 8 to investigate the mortgage fraud allegations. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte referred the Schiff to the DOJ in May fo

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