The U.S. Attorney for Maryland had told superiors at the Department of Justice that she does not believe there is strong enough evidence to charge Sen. Adam Schiff of California with mortgage fraud, MSNBC reported Thursday .

Presiden t Donald Trump has called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to criminally charge the California Democrat Schiff, a staunch critic of the president who acted as prosecutor in Trump's first impeachment trial.

MSNBC, citing three people familiar with the matter, reported that Maryland U.S. Attorney Kelly Hayes, in recent days, met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to update him on her investigation of Schiff.

"Hayes, an experienced federal prosecutor, told Blanche she did not think the case against Schiff was strong, two people said," MSNBC's Ken

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