Adam Schiff Tried to Outsmart Senator John Kennedy — But It Backfired in the Most EMBARRASSING Way!
Senator John Kennedy Dismantles Adam Schiff’s Impeachment Claims and Exposes Mortgage Fraud in Stunning Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A routine Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight erupted into a spectacular political confrontation that saw Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) systematically dismantle the central claims of Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA)’s involvement in the Trump-Russia investigation and expose alleged financial crimes.
The hearing, which began with Senator Schiff launching a furious, highly personal verbal attack on Kennedy, transformed into a meticulous, evidence-based indictment of Schiff’s career. The confrontation culminated in a public display of evidence regarding systematic classified information leaks, an unprecedented House censure, and detailed allegations of mortgage fraud.
The Attack and The Counterstrike
The conflict ignited when Senator Schiff, in a heated moment, pounded the mahogany table and shouted accusations at Senator Kennedy, calling him “nothing but a backwards Louisiana hillbilly in cheap glasses” and an “embarrassment to this Senate.”
Kennedy met the tirade with unnerving calm, deliberately cleaning his glasses before looking up.
“Senator Schiff, are you quite finished?” Kennedy asked, his Louisiana draw soft but devastatingly polite.
Schiff, too committed to retreat, insisted he hadn’t even started.
“That’s unfortunate,” Kennedy replied. “Because I have a question for you.”
Kennedy’s hand slid across the table to rest on a thick folder marked in bold letters: “Schiff Russia Investigation.”
The counterstrike was immediate and targeted. “You told the American people for three years that you had evidence of Trump-Russia collusion, more than circumstantial evidence,” Kennedy stated. He paused, letting the silence settle. “Where is it? Or never existed?”
The Unmasking: Lies and Censure
Kennedy immediately seized control of the narrative, using a large screen to project a timeline detailing Schiff’s public claims against the findings of multiple investigations.
Kennedy showed a montage of 37 television appearances where Schiff repeatedly claimed to have “seen the evidence” and stated, “collusion occurred.” This montage was followed by evidence from three independent reports:
The Mueller Report (March 2019): Stated it “did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government.”
The IG Horowitz Report (December 2019): Cited “17 significant errors and omissions in FISA applications,” finding “no evidence to support probable cause.”
The Durham Report (May 2023): Concluded the FBI “had no predicated evidence” and the investigation should not have been opened.
Kennedy read directly from the Durham Report: “Neither U.S. law enforcement nor the intelligence community appears to have possessed any actual evidence of collusion in their holdings at the commencement of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.”
He then accused Schiff of fabrication: “The evidence wasn’t ambiguous, Senator, it wasn’t there. You weren’t interpreting evidence. You were fabricating it.”
The climax of the political unmasking came as Kennedy presented the resolution censuring Schiff.
“The House of Representatives voted to censure you, Senator Schiff… Representative Adam Schiff misled the American people, abused sensitive information to which he had access, [and] engaged in conduct unbecoming of an elected member of the House of Representatives.”
The Financial Crimes: Mortgage and Disclosure Fraud
Kennedy moved beyond political claims into allegations of serious financial misconduct, arguing that Schiff had “defrauded the American people in a much more direct way.”
The Senator presented documents detailing alleged mortgage fraud committed over two decades. Kennedy displayed photos of Schiff’s expensive Maryland home and his more modest California condo (located in his congressional district).
The Fraud: Kennedy showed documents alleging that Schiff had claimed both properties as his “primary and principal residence” simultaneously on multiple mortgage and tax applications between 2009 and 2020. Federal law states a person can only have one primary residence.
The Benefit: Kennedy explained that this allowed Schiff to secure lower interest rates typically reserved for primary residences and receive a California homeowner’s tax exemption, totaling ill-gotten gains of over $100,000.
The Impact: Kennedy personalized the offense by citing the testimony of Jennifer Martinez, a single mother and teacher who was denied a mortgage by the same bank during the same period because she told the truth on her application. “That’s the real crime, Senator Schiff. Not the money you stole… It’s the honest people you stole from, the system you corrupted, the trust you betrayed.”
Furthermore, Kennedy presented evidence of financial disclosure violations, noting that Schiff failed to disclose mortgages for both properties on his annual financial disclosure forms for multiple years, despite having been previously fined for late disclosure.
Classified Leaks and Criminal Exposure
The confrontation reached its peak when Kennedy detailed Schiff’s alleged role in systematically leaking classified information.
Kennedy brandished an FBI Form 302 (Witness Interview Report), pulling the information from declassified portions of an investigation.
The Whistleblower: Kennedy revealed that a Democratic staffer who worked for the House Intelligence Committee reported that Schiff had “authorized the systematic leaking of classified information to media outlets” to build a case against Trump.
The Process: The leak operation was systematic: staffers would gather classified intel, type summaries on a “standalone computer,” and then use “cutouts”—intermediaries who coincidentally encountered reporters at restaurants and airports—to share the information “off the record.”
The Treason Allegation: The whistleblower called Schiff’s conduct “treasonous” for engineering an indictment of a sitting president.
Kennedy drove home the severity of the alleged actions:
“The penalties for unauthorized disclosure of classified information are severe. Under 18 U.S.C. § 793, each count carries up to ten years in federal prison… You did it knowingly. You did it systematically. That’s not patriotism, Senator. That’s corruption.“
Kennedy concluded by confirming that federal grand juries were currently active in Maryland and Virginia, investigating the mortgage fraud and potential classified leak charges, with indictments expected within weeks.
A Soldier’s Sacrifice and Final Words
Kennedy finished his case by addressing the personal cost of the political environment Schiff helped create. He held up a photograph of Marine Lieutenant Marcus Gonzalez, killed in Afghanistan. Kennedy’s voice was thick with emotion as he recounted the soldier’s mother, Maria Gonzalez, who was in the gallery, asking for accountability after an intelligence breach compromised her son’s unit’s position.
“We don’t know for certain if it was your leak that killed Marcus, but the possibility is there,” Kennedy stated, looking directly at Schiff. “That’s why I’m here, Senator. Not for politics, not for revenge. For Maria Gonzalez and her son Marcus.”
Schiff, completely defeated and weeping openly, was unable to respond. He was eventually escorted from the room, physically unable to walk out alone. The final word belonged to Kennedy, who paused before the exit and spoke without turning around: “Explain it to the grand jury. Senator, explain it to Maria Gonzalez. Explain it to Marcus.”
The confrontation effectively ended Senator Schiff’s career, leaving his legacy one of corruption, dishonesty, and the systematic abuse of power. Kennedy, by contrast, leveraged a deeply personal sense of accountability to expose the alleged decay at the highest levels of government.