Swalwell blasts criminal referral for alleged mortgage fraud
Source: The Hill
11/13/25 2:54 PM ET
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has reportedly made a criminal referral for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), sending information to the Justice Department accusing him of mortgage fraud. A vocal critic of President Trump, Swalwell is the fourth known figure to have his mortgage reviewed by the agency led by Bill Pulte, an ally of the president.
Swalwell on Thursday blasted the investigation into him, suggesting it was politically motivated. “As the most vocal critic of Donald Trump over the last decade and as the only person who still has a surviving lawsuit against him, the only thing I am surprised about is that it took him this long to come after me,” Swalwell said in a statement.
Swalwell went on to reference New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who is currently facing prosecution on mortgage fraud charges referred by Pulte, as well as probes by his office into Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve board of governors, and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
NBC News first reported Pulte’s criminal referral for Swalwell, and the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5604660-swalwell-trump-lawsuit-critic/
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They picked a doozy of a fight with this guy. He's gonna make every country in the world know just what a foul POS is occupying the WH. 
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.
— @jimrissmiller.bsky.social 2025-11-13T22:37:50.063Z
Trump official refers Eric Swalwell to the Justice Dept., adding to a radical list www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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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.