Democratic whistleblower tells FBI that Trump foe Adam Schiff approved classified leaks to target President: docs
A Democratic whistleblower told the FBI that Adam Schiff approved leaking classified information in order to discredit President Donald Trump, according to newly-released documents.
The documents, which were obtained by Just The News, were recently handed over to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel.
The whistleblower reportedly worked for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee for more than ten years, and reported Schiff's alleged behavior to the FBI in 2017.
According to the report, the intelligence staffer called the leaking "treasonous" and "illegal," in addition to being unethical. He was most recently interviewed by the FBI in 2023.
The staffer also said that he personally attended a meeting where Schiff greenlit the leak.
"When working in this capacity, [redacted staffer's name] was called to an all-staff meeting by SCHIFF," the documents state, per Just The News. — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) August 12, 2025
"In this meeting, SCHIFF stated the group would leak classified information which was derogatory to President of the United States DONALD J. TRUMP. SCHIFF stated the information would be used to indict President TRUMP."
"[The whistleblower] stated this would be illegal and, upon hearing his concerns, unnamed members of the meeting reassured that they would not be caught leaking classified information," the report added.
John Solomon, who co-authored the piece with Just The News' Jerry Dunleavy, appeared on Fox News Channel's "Hannity" to discuss the report.
"This is the first of several major leak investigations we're going to see over the next several days," Solomon said.
"You're going to see other major people that were clearly identified by the FBI, having leaked classified secrets."
"Their own staff turned them in when interviewed by the FBI. Nothing, again, happened," he added.
"It's a common pattern. The question now is, in Donald Trump's Justice Department, does that dynamic change?"
Soon after the report was published, Patel shared it on X, saying that the FBI "found it [and] 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," Patel's post read.
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