Ed Martin, left, and Bill Pulte The Washington Post/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images

The Justice Department is investigating possible issues with the mortgage fraud investigation into California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff that is run by two Trump administration political appointees, Ed Martin and Bill Pulte .

One witness, a Republican from California named Christine Bish, spoke to a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday morning. Investigators had sought information about the possibility that there was a person who claimed to be working for Pulte or Martin, but was not properly deputized, according to two sources familiar with the developing situation.

Bish previously said publicly she believed she had information to share about Schiff related to his mortgages.

Bish told CNN Thursd

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