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ariesgem

(1,637 posts)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:40 PM Nov 13

Trump official refers Rep. Eric Swalwell for a federal criminal probe

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

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progressoid

(52,373 posts)
5. Yep - and maybe it's a warning to other Republicans to clean up their own shit
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:22 PM
Nov 13

Gotta wonder if the Trump DOJ found some ongoing investigations into some GOP members.

leftstreet

(38,461 posts)
12. Show us Mar-A-Lago mortgage!
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 02:26 PM
Nov 14

From the released emails, found on X:

"Have one of your cronys ask to see the mortgage to mara lago...cash from electricians union,, (his driver Matt was the bag man, later made an exec at the public co.) And the $30 million dollar loan from the casino to Donald Trump. Back dated." Epstein to his attorney, 2012.


He's projecting again

lame54

(38,980 posts)
3. Our broken grand jury will indict him...
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:45 PM
Nov 13

Incompetent prosecutor and lack of evidence be damned

badhair77

(5,059 posts)
7. A guilty verdict isn't the final goal.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:54 PM
Nov 13

trump and his cronies just want their perceived adversary to suffer. They relish seeing their “enemy” in misery. These people are evil.

Cha

(315,979 posts)
10. TY for Rep Eric Swalwell's Reply! Perfect..
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:19 PM
Nov 13

Mark Twain Quote.. telling the Traitor to "Do Better".. lol as if!

LetMyPeopleVote

(173,008 posts)
11. MaddowBlog-Trump official refers Eric Swalwell to the Justice Dept., adding to a radical list
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 02:23 PM
Nov 14

The Trump administration's campaign to weaponize mortgage fraud allegations against the president’s 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.

Trump official refers Eric Swalwell to the Justice Dept., adding to a radical list www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

@jimrissmiller.bsky.social 2025-11-13T22:37:50.063Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-official-refers-eric-swalwell-justice-dept-adding-radical-list-rcna243774

With this in mind, few will be surprised by this new report from NBC News.

A top housing official in President Donald Trump’s 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 Pulte’s targets have denied wrongdoing. What’s 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 Trump’s 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 Trump’s Justice Department intends to do anything with Pulte’s referral remains to be seen. Watch this space.
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