Adam Schiff, formerly a California congressman and now a U.S. senator, long has been one of the attack dogs the Democrats have sicced on President Donald Trump.
He was integral to the failed impeach-and-remove campaigns during Trump’s first term. He claimed repeatedly and publicly that he had seen evidence of the Trump campaign’s collusion with Russia, quite an accomplishment as a special counsel determined there wasn’t any.
And his attacks on Trump have surged again during the president’s second term.
This time he made a video to announce he is writing to the White House to demand answers about insider trading.
That would be related to the stock market surge on Wednesday when Trump announced publicly that he was pausing tariff plans against dozens of nations that are negotiating with the U.S. to make the international trade table more level.
Markets exploded, surging 4%, 5% or more in just minutes.
So Schiff is claiming there has been “insider trading.”
BREAKING: I’m demanding answers from the White House and Office of Government Ethics about whether anyone in the Trump family or administration profited off of this tariff chaos through insider trading: pic.twitter.com/GkGl4XZ7NO
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) April 10, 2025
Is Donald Trump’s inner circle illegally profiting off of these huge swings in the stock market by insider trading?
Congress must find out. pic.twitter.com/ZZGX99PtFE
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) April 9, 2025
His campaign, however, was the immediate subject of ridicule on social media.
This is how insider trading works: The most famous man in the world releases a public post to the entire planet so that a few shadowy associates can profit.
– Adam Schiff
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 10, 2025
Insider trading?
The guy literally posted it publicly. Schiff must be jealous it wasn’t some closed-door committee tip he could whisper to donors.
— TechSignals (@TechSignalsonX) April 10, 2025
Because nobody knows to “buy the dip” without Trump telling them.
— Ed Clay (@EdClay115) April 10, 2025
Market goes down: Trump bad
Market goes up: Trump bad— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 10, 2025
A report at Twitchy was on top of the news: “Democrat Senator Adam Schiff says President Donald Trump telling the entire world to buy stock is insider trading. He’s so mad about it that he’s writing a letter to the White House. Oh, and it’ll be extra stern. Count on it! Did we mention he recorded a video to announce his letter? Of course, he did. … Trump needs to buy some birds and cage them in the Oval Office. Schiff’s silly letter could then be put to good use lining the bottom of the cage where it will catch all kinds of attention.”
Adam Schiff wanted Trump’s tariffs paused.
Adam Schiff is mad they’re now paused.
Adam Schiff is a broken man.pic.twitter.com/8OpKmLcuyj
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) April 9, 2025
Meanwhile, there are those who are suspicious of Schiff’s own recent behavior:
Forming a ‘Shadow Government’ against President Trump is Sedition & Treason, and they’re not even hiding it! I’ve been patient, but Raskin and Adam Schiff should be immediately arrested! There’s ZERO excuse for them not to be at this point! WTH is going on in this country? pic.twitter.com/z6taVOtIxq
— Mike Engleman (@RealHickory) April 8, 2025
