A witness’s testimony to federal investigators is highlighting the unconventional and sometimes erratic nature of the Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute Democrats on charges of mortgage fraud.

Justice Department official Ed Martin, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte and their allies have used direct messages to strangers on social media and out-of-the-blue phone calls to try to build cases against Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California), according to an account given to prosecutors by GOP congressional candidate and real estate agent Christine Bish.

Prosecutors spent more than an hour questioning Bish on Thursday about her communications with Martin, Pulte and others, appearing to focus on whether these officials divulged information about the criminal investigation into

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