US EditionOregon’s Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Other Trump Cabinet Members Claimed 2 Primary Residences
Records reveal at least three Trump Cabinet members hold multiple primary-residence mortgages while the administration accuses political foes of mortgage fraud.
- On Thursday, the administration intensified a campaign accusing political opponents of mortgage fraud, with Bill Pulte, Federal Housing Finance Agency director, leading public accusations and vowing to pursue those claiming multiple primary residences.
- Mortgage specialists note that claiming multiple primary residences can yield better loan terms, though Bill Pulte said dual primary claims are improper and will be criminally investigated, while real-estate lawyers say the practice is often legal and rarely prosecuted.
- Records show that at least three Cabinet members, including Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, hold multiple primary-residence mortgages worth up to $2 million.
- The Justice Department has started investigating all three foes named in Pulte's referrals and opened a criminal inquiry into Lisa Cook's financial activity, while cabinet members denied wrongdoing and the White House called the report a "hit piece".
- By targeting Fed officials, Bill Pulte's criminal referral against Lisa Cook gives President Donald Trump leverage over the Federal Reserve, though real-estate experts say claiming multiple primary residences is often legal, complicating prosecutions.
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Trump is accusing foes with multiple mortgages of fraud. Records show 3 Cabinet members have them.
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Trump Accuses Foes of Mortgage Fraud, Doesn’t Look Into His Own Cabinet Members
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As Trump Accuses Foes of Mortgage Fraud, New Report Uncovers Same Fraud in His Own Cabinet
While Donald Trump blasts political opponents over alleged mortgage fraud, a damning report from ProPublica reveals that members of his own Cabinet are doing the same thing — and getting away with it. Trump’s housing chief, Bill Pulte, has aggressively accused Democrats like Fed Governor Lisa Cook, Senator Adam Schiff, and New York AG Letitia James of claiming multiple homes as “primary residences” on mortgage applications — which he says consti…
Multiple Trump Cabinet members linked to same 'fraud' he's hounding foes over
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.The Trump administration has vowed to go after anyone who got lower mortgage rates by claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers.Presi...
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