Russian Comedians Prank Called Rep. Adam Schiff, Promised Him Naked Photos of Trump

Russian Comedians Prank Called Rep. Adam Schiff, Promised Him Naked Photos of Trump (RealClearPolitics)

The call, made a year ago, was actually from two Russian comedians nicknamed 'Vovan' and 'Lexus' who have become notorious for their phony calls to high-ranking American officials and celebrities, including UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Elton John. was first reported in The Atlantic's Jan/Feb 2018 issue, where a spokesman for Schiff said: "Before agreeing to take the call, and immediately following it, the committee informed appropriate law-enforcement and security personnel of the conversation, and of our belief that it was probably bogus." 

"There were pictures of naked Trump," one of the pranksters said, explaining that they were obtained by Putin's goddaughter. 

Schiff asks: "And the materials you can provide to the committee and to the FBI, would they corroborate this allegation? ... So you have recordings... where they're discussing the compromising material?"

"Obviously we would welcome the chance to get copies of those recordings," Schiff tells them. "So we will try to work with the FBI to try to figure out how we can take copies of those... I'll be in touch with the FBI about this, and we'll make arrangements with your staff. I think it would be best to provide these materials to both our committee and the FBI. We'll make arrangements between my staff and yours on how to facilitate that."