WASHINGTON DC – The Justice Department is investigating possible issues with the mortgage fraud investigation into California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff that is run by two Trump administration political appointees, Ed Martin and Bill Pulte.

Bill Pulte is the grandson of William J. Pulte, founder of Pulte Homes, the company grew from its early roots in the Bloomfield Hills area to become a major national homebuilder.

Ed Martin, left, and Bill Pulte, right.

One witness, a Republican from California named Christine Bish, spoke to a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday morning. Investigators had sought information about the possibility that there was a person who claimed to be working for Pulte or Martin, but was not properly deputized, according to two sources familiar with the deve

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