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Trump official refers Rep. Eric Swalwell for a federal criminal probe over alleged mortgage fraud
Swalwell is the latest Democrat to face mortgage fraud allegations from Federal Housing Finance Agency head Bill Pulte, who sent a letter to the Justice Department on Wednesday.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna243518
Irish_Dem
(78,101 posts)Damn Trump to hell.
Retrograde
(11,343 posts)Can't they think of anything else?
Volaris
(11,287 posts)progressoid
(52,373 posts)Gotta wonder if the Trump DOJ found some ongoing investigations into some GOP members.
leftstreet
(38,461 posts)From the released emails, found on X:
He's projecting again
lame54
(38,980 posts)Incompetent prosecutor and lack of evidence be damned
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(131,230 posts)That's enough to say it is probably bullshit.
badhair77
(5,059 posts)trump and his cronies just want their perceived adversary to suffer. They relish seeing their enemy in misery. These people are evil.
LetMyPeopleVote
(173,008 posts)Cha
(315,979 posts)Mark Twain Quote.. telling the Traitor to "Do Better".. lol as if!
sakabatou
(45,537 posts)It's all Dump knows.
LetMyPeopleVote
(173,008 posts)The Trump administration's campaign to weaponize mortgage fraud allegations against the presidents perceived political enemies has a new target.
Trump demands prosecutions of those who opposed or successfully prosecuted him. And his corrupt DOJ leadership team rushes to fulfill his criminal desires.
— @jimrissmiller.bsky.social 2025-11-13T22:37:50.063Z
Trump official refers Eric Swalwell to the Justice Dept., adding to a radical list www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-official-refers-eric-swalwell-justice-dept-adding-radical-list-rcna243774
A top housing official in President Donald Trumps administration has referred California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department for a potential federal criminal probe, based on allegations of mortgage and tax fraud related to a Washington, D.C., home, according to a person familiar with the referral. He is the fourth Democratic official to face mortgage fraud allegations in recent months.
.....Indeed, Bill Pulte, the Trump loyalist who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), has taken it upon himself to target one White House foe after another. NBC News report added, Pulte previously sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department for two other prominent Democratic critics of Trump, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., as well as Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook who was nominated by then-President Joe Biden on allegations of mortgage fraud.
All of Pultes targets have denied wrongdoing. Whats more, Pulte himself is at the center of his own scandal, after having fired internal watchdogs who reportedly raised concerns about improperly accessing the mortgage records of Trumps foes.

.....The high-profile Democratic lawmaker, rumored to be eyeing a gubernatorial campaign in the Golden State, concluded, As Mark Twain said, Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Mr. President, do better. Be better.
Whether Trumps Justice Department intends to do anything with Pultes referral remains to be seen. Watch this space.