Sen. Adam Schiff is taking steps to get ‘lawyered up’, despite that Joe Biden granted him a “pre-emptive pardon” before leaving office.
This comes as Schiff is now under federal criminal investigation for potential charges of mortgage fraud.
From the New York Times: Senator Adam Schiff of California, one of the Democratic Party’s leading antagonists of President Trump, has formed a new legal defense fund in recent days as Mr. Trump threatens him with federal investigations.
As a member of the U.S. House, Mr. Schiff led congressional inquiries into Mr. Trump during his first term in the White House. He served as the lead impeachment manager in Mr. Trump’s first impeachment and then on the committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.
Joseph R. Biden Jr., before he left office, issued pre-emptive pardons to the members of that committee in an effort to insulate them from potential actions by the incoming Trump administration. Mr. Schiff said at the time that he did not want such a pardon, and called them “unwise” because they established a poor precedent for the rule of law.
Paperwork for the “Senator Schiff Legal Defense Fund” filed with the Internal Revenue Service is dated Aug. 14, the Times wrote.
Copies of Schiff’s legal defense fund filing are going viral on social media.
Old Shifty Schiff must know he’s about to be indicted. He’s starting a legal defense fund. https://t.co/zcQBqiqzBz
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) August 19, 2025
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