Senate Democrats to Hold Shadow Hearing With HUD Whistleblowers (1)

Two whistleblowers will testify in an unofficial housing discrimination hearing led by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

The hearing will focus on allegations that the US Department of Housing and Urban Development is not enforcing federal law to protect renters and buyers from discrimination.

HUD took steps to remove the whistleblowers, both civil rights attorneys in the agency’s fair housing division, in September after they signed their names to a report alleging that the Trump administration has failed to uphold its obligations under the law. One of the attorneys was terminated in September; the other was placed on administrative leave.

Warren, who is ranking ...