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(158,835 posts) Wed Aug 20, 2025, 02:51 PM Aug 20

Sen. Adam Schiff creates legal defense fund amid Trump-spurred inquiries

Source: USA Today

Aug. 20, 2025, 10:58 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON – Sen. Adam Schiff, a longtime political adversary of President Donald Trump, is bracing for continued legal battles and "baseless smears" from the administration by setting up a legal defense fund.

Trump has called Schiff “shifty” and a “scam artist” who should be arrested for treason after leading the first impeachment during the president’s first term. The Justice Department is investigating potential mortgage fraud, which Schiff has denied.

Schiff created a tax-exempt fund Aug. 15 called the “Senator Schiff Legal Defense Fund.” It’s not clear how much the fund raised initially.

“It’s clear that Donald Trump and his MAGA allies will continue weaponizing the justice process to attack Senator Schiff for holding this corrupt administration accountable," said Marisol Samayoa, a Schiff spokesperson. "This fund will ensure he can fight back against these baseless smears while continuing to do his job."

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/20/sen-adam-schiff-legal-defense-trump-accusations/85738895007/

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Sen. Adam Schiff creates legal defense fund amid Trump-spurred inquiries (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 20 OP

At some point, Bayard Aug 20 #1

He knows there'll be no point at which he'll win back public opinion, though. So he'll cheat to win, the ancianita Aug 20 #2

I think the RNC or Repugs will Pay Trump a pretty penny to stay out of the 2028 race and install riversedge Aug 20 #4

A likely scenario, but it will not be an improvement. ancianita Aug 20 #6

Worst President ever in US history - TV screen from 2024 - this was before he got re-elected FakeNoose Aug 20 #5

Biden gave the Committee members pardons BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #3

Malicious Prosecution bmichaelh Aug 20 #7

Bayard

(26,639 posts)

1. At some point,

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 03:08 PM

Aug 20

He'll go after all of the Jan. 6 Committee. He seriously wants to make it illegal to investigate him.

ancianita

(41,465 posts)

2. He knows there'll be no point at which he'll win back public opinion, though. So he'll cheat to win, the

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 03:21 PM

Aug 20

beta test being the midterms.

riversedge

(77,360 posts)

4. I think the RNC or Repugs will Pay Trump a pretty penny to stay out of the 2028 race and install

Reply to ancianita (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 03:57 PM

Aug 20

Vance. But if Trump has serious charges against him--or even the threat of charges, he will run again--IMHO

ancianita

(41,465 posts)

6. A likely scenario, but it will not be an improvement.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 04:57 PM

Aug 20

Remember, too, that he's got Big Money on his side since Project 2025's Big (Koch) Money won't have established a privatized country; nor will techbros Thiel & Musk have established an AI deepfake autocorrect government and media by then.

To put Vance in is just to let the behind-the-scenes oligarchs solidify their hold on government.

Predicting will be more solid after blue/red state gerrymanders & the midterns.

FakeNoose

(38,391 posts)

5. Worst President ever in US history - TV screen from 2024 - this was before he got re-elected

Reply to ancianita (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 04:25 PM

Aug 20

If NBC shows this again, Chump will be ranked #45 and #46

BumRushDaShow

(158,835 posts)

3. Biden gave the Committee members pardons

Reply to Bayard (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 03:22 PM

Aug 20

Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and members of Jan. 6 panel

So nothing 45 can do (at least from that aspect), although they are going after other alleged "infractions" (the "mortgage" thing as an example for Schiff, NY AG Tish James, and Fed Governor Lisa Cook).

bmichaelh

(913 posts)

7. Malicious Prosecution

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Aug 20, 2025, 09:13 PM

Aug 20

I wonder if charges are ever brought, whether he and NY AG James can sue Martin and others for malicious prosecution.

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