WH Punches Back After ‘Outrageous’ Demand From Schiff

Senator Adam Schiff’s latest attempt to accuse the Trump White House of ethics violations has drawn swift backlash — not just from the administration, but from conservatives demanding Schiff start by looking in his own backyard, specifically at former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

After Schiff sent a letter to White House Counsel David Warrington and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles demanding financial disclosure records for senior officials, a Trump adviser fired back, calling out the California Democrat’s selective concern.

“The American people remain highly concerned about Nancy Pelosi’s long, documented history of insider trading and eagerly await Adam Schiff refocusing his political stunt on serious issues, like Pelosi’s portfolio,” White House spokesman Kush Desai told ABC News.

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Schiff’s letter, co-signed with fellow Democrats including Rep. Mike Levin of California and Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York, claimed that the administration failed to submit required financial disclosures to the Office of Government Ethics in time — an accusation the White House flatly denied.

“All officials who are obligated to make public reports continue to do so,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital, adding that this includes mandatory filings of securities transactions.

Schiff doubled down, accusing Trump administration officials of failing to disclose assets and abusing their positions for personal gain. “Transparency and compliance with ethics laws are essential,” he said, despite remaining conspicuously silent about decades of similar accusations against Pelosi.

The White House wasn’t the only one calling out the hypocrisy. Republicans quickly reminded Schiff and the media of Pelosi’s notorious financial dealings. Despite her public claims — through spokesman Ian Krager — that “she does not own any stocks” and has “no prior knowledge” of her husband’s trades, Pelosi has repeatedly refused to answer questions directly about her household’s well-timed and highly profitable investments.

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley didn’t mince words when he introduced the PELOSI Act (Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments Act) in 2023, directly naming the former Speaker and her ethically questionable trades as inspiration for the legislation.

“Members of Congress should be fighting for the people they were elected to serve—not day trading at the expense of their constituents,” Sen. Hawley said. “It’s time we ban all members of Congress from trading and holding stocks and restore Americans’ trust in our nation’s legislative body.”

Rep. Mark Alford, also from Missouri, introduced the House version of the bill, calling it “complementary” to Hawley’s and condemning the “gross violations of the public trust” by members of both parties.

“As public servants, we should hold ourselves to a higher standard and avoid the mere appearance of corruption,” Alford said. “Too many members of Congress are engaging in suspicious stock trades based on non-public information to enrich themselves.”

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And when Pelosi was asked directly in May whether she would support a ban on congressional stock trading? She gave the same evasive response Americans have come to expect: a dismissive “if they do, they do,” followed by a half-hearted “sure.”

For all his talk of ethics, Schiff’s refusal to hold his longtime political ally accountable speaks volumes.

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