Judge Jeanine Pirro, now serving as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, signaled in an interview earlier today that she may investigate Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) for allegedly leaking classified information to damage President Trump.
Pirro’s thinly-veiled comments suggested legal trouble could be on the horizon for Schiff — the kind likely to shake his political standing. The senator already faces scrutiny over past controversies, including fresh allegations of mortgage fraud.
“This is my wheelhouse,” Pirro said when asked about Schiff. “The difference between me and some others is that I don’t talk about what I’m investigating.”
“When I have the evidence and enough to go forward, you will hear from me loud and clear.”
Whistleblower Claims Schiff Approved Leak
Newly released FBI documents, obtained by Just the News and published Sunday night, contain explosive allegations from a Democratic whistleblower.
According to the report, the whistleblower told the FBI that Schiff personally approved leaking classified information to discredit Trump. The documents, handed over to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel, quote the intelligence staffer describing the leak as “treasonous” and “illegal,” as well as unethical.
The staffer told agents he attended a meeting where Schiff gave the green light.
“When working in this capacity, [redacted staffer’s name] was called to an all-staff meeting by SCHIFF,” the document reads. “In this meeting, SCHIFF stated the group would leak classified information which was derogatory to President of the United States DONALD J. TRUMP. SCHIFF stated the information would be used to indict President TRUMP.”
The whistleblower objected, calling the plan illegal. As Just the News reported, other staffers in the meeting allegedly reassured him they would not be caught:
The staffer made similar claims to agents in the FBI’s Washington field office as early as 2017, shortly after Trump took office for his first term.
You can read the FBI interview reports here:
The day after this story published, Schiff provided Just the News with a comment.
“Kash Patel’s latest smear against Senator Schiff is absolutely and categorically false, and is just the latest in a series of defamatory attacks from the President and his allies meant to distract from their plummeting poll numbers and the Epstein files scandal,” Schiff told Just the News. “These baseless smears are based on allegations that were found to be not reliable, not credible, and unsubstantiated from a disgruntled former staffer who was fired by the House Intelligence Committee for cause in early 2017, including for harassment and potentially compromising activity on official travel for the Committee.”
“Even Trump’s own Justice Department and an independent inspector general found this individual to not be credible, have ‘little support for their contentions’ and was of ‘unknown reliability,’ and concluded that his accusations against Members of Congress and congressional staff ‘were not ultimately substantiated,’” Schiff’s office said.
FBI Documents Declassified
John Solomon, who co-authored the Just the News story with Jerry Dunleavy, appeared on Fox News’ “Hannity” to discuss the report.
Shortly afterward, Patel posted the documents on X, saying the FBI “found it [and] declassified it.”
Under U.S. law, espionage is prosecuted primarily under the Espionage Act of 1917 (18 U.S.C. §§ 793–798). Most provisions require proof that the person knew they were obtaining or transmitting national defense information — and that it could harm the U.S. or aid a foreign power.
However, certain sections, such as § 793(f), allow prosecution for gross negligence. That means someone can be charged even without intent to spy if they mishandle defense information in a way a reasonable person should have avoided.
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