Prosecutor told DOJ there's not enough evidence to indict Trump foe Sen. Adam Schiff: MSNBC

The U.S. Attorney for Maryland had told superiors astatine the Department of Justice that she does not judge determination is beardown capable grounds to complaint Sen. Adam Schiff of California with owe fraud, MSNBC reported Thursday.

President Donald Trump has called connected Attorney General Pam Bondi to criminally complaint the California Democrat Schiff, a staunch professional of the president who acted arsenic authoritative successful Trump's archetypal impeachment trial.

MSNBC, citing 3 radical acquainted with the matter, reported that Maryland U.S. Attorney Kelly Hayes, successful caller days, met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to update him connected her probe of Schiff.

"Hayes, an experienced national prosecutor, told Blanche she did not deliberation the lawsuit against Schiff was strong, 2 radical said," MSNBC's Ken Dilanian wrote successful a station connected the societal media tract X.

"The 2 said Ed Martin, a arguable elder Justice Department official, is pressing to support the lawsuit alive," Dilanian wrote.

One of the radical who spoke with MSNBC said that the probe of Schiff is continuing.

CNBC has requested remark from Schiff's attorney, Preet Bharara, the senator's office, Hayes and the DOJ.

Bharara, successful a connection successful August, had called allegations against Schiff "transparently false, stale, and agelong debunked."

Schiff successful a video connection successful July addressing the probe, said, "This is the benignant of worldly you spot tinpot dictators do."

"It is designed to intimidate his governmental opponents and someway effort to soundlessness them," Schiff said astatine the time.

Trump successful a Sept. 20 societal media post urged Bondi to prosecute Schiff and 2 different foes, erstwhile FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Comey and James were precocious separately indicted by national expansive juries successful Virginia, aft the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District successful Virginia, Erik Siebert, resigned nether unit from Trump aft questioning the grounds against them.

James is accused of owe fraud. Comey is accused of lying to Congress successful grounds successful 2020.

Both contradict immoderate wrongdoing.