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Wicked Blue

(8,389 posts)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:11 PM Nov 13

Trump official refers Rep. Eric Swalwell for a federal criminal probe over alleged mortgage fraud

Source: NBC

WASHINGTON — 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.

Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, alleged in a letter sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday that Swalwell may have made false or misleading statements in loan documents.

The matter has also been referred to the agency's acting inspector general, this person said.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-administration-eric-swalwell-federal-criminal-probe-mortgage-rcna243518

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Trump official refers Rep. Eric Swalwell for a federal criminal probe over alleged mortgage fraud (Original Post) Wicked Blue Nov 13 OP
Pathetic. CentralMass Nov 13 #1
Next they will be popsdenver Nov 13 #15
Pulte is out of control, as is Bondi. Fucking evil, criminal fascists. SunSeeker Nov 13 #2
AND popsdenver Nov 13 #16
It's a job requirement for the Trump administration. nt SunSeeker Nov 13 #17
Distraction from the EPSTEIN FILES Raven123 Nov 13 #3
He's always projecting dweller Nov 13 #4
Fuck that guy, man. This is SO TRANSPARENT the way he's using DoJ to target those who oppose him!!! AZJonnie Nov 13 #5
And what's with the F'n "mortgage fraud" charge! NCDem47 Nov 13 #6
Pulte can pull the Mortgage docs on ANYONE. maxsolomon Nov 13 #18
LOL ... and a mortgage fraud for you, and a mortgage fraud for you.... Add a mortgage fraud for everyone!!! ashredux Nov 13 #7
Just fucking laughable anymore vapor2 Nov 13 #8
Everybody knows... GiqueCee Nov 13 #9
Yeah but BOSSHOG Nov 13 #11
Tubby's running out of distractions... GiqueCee Nov 13 #12
I saw that. "Some kind of referral." Ilsa Nov 13 #10
Not sure angrychair Nov 13 #13
Has Pulte received a pre-emotive pardon yet? Pathetic. All of these people should sue the DOJ to get their expenses back mjvpi Nov 13 #14
More Projection! BidenRocks Nov 13 #19
Right. Somebody look at his mortgages. catrose Nov 14 #21
I'm still waiting on his BidenRocks Nov 14 #22
Those too! catrose Nov 14 #23
Because that's worked so well before catrose Nov 14 #20
K&R BlueWavePsych Nov 14 #24
MaddowBlog-Trump official refers Eric Swalwell to the Justice Dept., adding to a radical list LetMyPeopleVote Nov 14 #25
How many times has this failed now? travelingthrulife Nov 14 #26

popsdenver

(1,204 posts)
15. Next they will be
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:46 PM
Nov 13

following all of Trump's critics and political enemies around and charging them for jaywalking.......

If you can DAZZLE them with BRILLIANCE, BAFFLE them with BULLSHIT.........

AZJonnie

(2,443 posts)
5. Fuck that guy, man. This is SO TRANSPARENT the way he's using DoJ to target those who oppose him!!!
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:18 PM
Nov 13

Esp. since the "charges" are the same sorts of charges he was subject to with the NY criminal probe, i.e. violating laws around documentation on loans.

I cannot BELIEVE he is getting away with this fucking bullshit. Any other POTUS would be impeached and removed. But the GQP just goes along with this abject corruption of the DoJ, and the media for the most part just reports it all matter-of-fact. Fucking infuriating

NCDem47

(3,258 posts)
6. And what's with the F'n "mortgage fraud" charge!
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:20 PM
Nov 13

Is this the absolute most low hanging fruit they can find just to get the headline a Dem has been indicted?

ENOUGH ALREADY!!

maxsolomon

(37,944 posts)
18. Pulte can pull the Mortgage docs on ANYONE.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:09 PM
Nov 13

they're combing through the EOT (Enemies of Trump) to find dirt to throw.

harassment and RW propaganda content. Ad hominem.

ashredux

(2,824 posts)
7. LOL ... and a mortgage fraud for you, and a mortgage fraud for you.... Add a mortgage fraud for everyone!!!
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:21 PM
Nov 13

GiqueCee

(3,107 posts)
9. Everybody knows...
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:29 PM
Nov 13

... Pulte is a low-IQ toady with the moral compass of a rabid hyena. That's why he's a fucking Republican.

BOSSHOG

(44,262 posts)
11. Yeah but
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:42 PM
Nov 13

he’s a “TOP HOUSING OFFICIAL IN THE TRUMP ADMINSTRATION.” So he’s got that going for him. And in a brilliant move by trump everyone will now be talking about pulte instead of that sex pervert guy who was a good friend of trump.


GiqueCee

(3,107 posts)
12. Tubby's running out of distractions...
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:56 PM
Nov 13

... and ain't nobody distracted. The more he tries to cover it all up, the more people are saying, "Now wait just a goddamned minute, Tubby!"

Ilsa

(63,658 posts)
10. I saw that. "Some kind of referral."
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 02:37 PM
Nov 13

Giving him shit for having his California home, but also having a home in DC. Swalwell was on the impeachment team. So pathetic.

angrychair

(11,564 posts)
13. Not sure
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:17 PM
Nov 13

If we should laugh or be worried that these people continue to take actions that, once Democrats retake the House, will subject them to intense legislative review

This level of recklessness and malicious persecution is shocking and should be cause for serious concern.

mjvpi

(1,822 posts)
14. Has Pulte received a pre-emotive pardon yet? Pathetic. All of these people should sue the DOJ to get their expenses back
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:09 PM
Nov 13

LetMyPeopleVote

(173,334 posts)
25. MaddowBlog-Trump official refers Eric Swalwell to the Justice Dept., adding to a radical list
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 02:21 PM
Nov 14

Last edited Fri Nov 14, 2025, 03:14 PM - Edit history (1)

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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