Sen. Adam Schiff accused the Trump administration of using federal law-enforcement powers to intimidate political opponents after the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed search warrants at the home and office of former national-security adviser John Bolton. The California Democrat called the action "clearly retribution," arguing that Bolton’s prominence as a critic of the president made him a convenient target. Schiff is himself the subject of a separate Justice Department inquiry into alleged mortgage-fraud irregularities. He dismissed the accusations as "patently false," saying investigators are "manufacturing" cases and using mortgage records as a new tool against dissenters. He also faulted Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte for "doing the president’s bidding" in the probe. A Wall Street Journal report the same day said the administration has begun mining mortgage documents to pursue legal cases against Democrats and their appointees, underscoring what Schiff described as a broader campaign to silence critics.