Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), right, joined by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Dec. 10, 2024.
No Democrats voted to back Bove. They were joined by Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.
Meanwhile, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said Tuesday on the Senate floor he backed Bove and said that Bove had faced "unfair accusations and abuse."
After representing Trump in his criminal prosecutions, Bove joined Trump’s Justice Department to serve as the principal associate deputy attorney general.
Meanwhile, Schiff has come under scrutiny for his own alleged misconduct and was referred to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution stemming from a mortgage document controversy.
The director of the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) wrote a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in May, outlining Schiff’s alleged misconduct over his homes in both Maryland and California.
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Senator Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, has been accused of mortgage fraud by President Donald Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call; Al Drago/Bloomberg.)
In response, Schiff said that Trump’s claims amounted to a "baseless attempt at political retribution."
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"Since I led his first impeachment, Trump has repeatedly called for me to be arrested for treason," Schiff said in a July 15 X post. "So in a way, I guess this is a bit of a letdown. And this baseless attempt at political retribution won’t stop me from holding him accountable. Not by a long shot."
Fox News’ Ashley Oliver, Danielle Wallace and Peter Doocey contributed to this report.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
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