In a revelation that could reignite one of Washington’s most bitter political battles, newly released FBI documents allege that Rep. Adam Schiff personally approved leaking classified information in a bid to damage Donald Trump.
The claim comes from a Democratic whistleblower who says he served on the House Intelligence Committee staff for over a decade — and that he reported Schiff’s alleged actions to the FBI back in 2017.
The documents, obtained by Just The News and recently handed to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel, outline a striking account. According to the whistleblower, Schiff convened an all-staff meeting in which he explicitly told committee aides they would leak classified information derogatory to the president. The endgame, Schiff allegedly said, was to use the material to “indict President Trump.”
We found it. We declassified it.
Now Congress can see how classified info was leaked to shape political narratives - and decide if our institutions were weaponized against the American people. pic.twitter.com/PCpLFLuPmI
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 12, 2025
The staffer, whose name remains redacted, called the scheme “treasonous” and “illegal.” He claims he voiced his objections during the meeting, warning that leaking classified material was a criminal offense. But unnamed colleagues allegedly brushed him off, assuring him they wouldn’t be caught.
If true, the meeting would represent a rare moment of candor about an illicit political strategy — one discussed not in whispers or coded language, but in an open gathering of staff. And the fact that this was reported to the FBI nearly eight years ago raises its own uncomfortable questions about why no action was taken.
John Solomon, co-author of the Just The News report, told Fox News host Sean Hannity that this is “the first of several major leak investigations” that will come to light in the coming days.
“Their own staff turned them in… Nothing happened,” Solomon said, describing it as part of a long-standing pattern of selective accountability in Washington.
Patel, who made the documents public, pointedly summarized the stakes: “Now Congress can see how classified info was leaked to shape political narratives — and decide if our institutions were weaponized against the American people.”