Pulte Faces Democrat Probe for Allegedly Targeting Trump Foes

Sept. 9, 2025, 2:01 PM UTC

FHFA Director Bill Pulte appears to have abused his agency’s access to personal financial information to target President Trump’s enemies, Rep. Jamie Raskin says in a letter dated September 8.

  • “Your decision to use the FHFA to selectively—and publicly—investigate and target the President’s designated political enemies gives rise to the unmistakable impression that you have been improperly coordinating with the White House to launch these probes,” Raskin says
  • Raskin cites Pulte’s referrals of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Sen. Adam Schiff and New York State Attorney General Letitia James to the DOJ for alleged mortgage fraud
  • Raskin, a ...

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