Trump official refers Rep. Eric Swalwell for a federal criminal probe

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

Swalwell is the latest Democrat to face mortgage fraud allegations from Federal Housing Finance Agency head Bill Pulte, who sent a letter to the Justice Department on Wednesday.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna243518

[Irish_Dem]

1. Swalwell is one of the brave good guys, of course he is a target.

Damn Trump to hell.

[Retrograde]

2. Why is it always mortgage fraud?

Can't they think of anything else?

[Volaris]

4. Its crime trump knows well. Never forget that every accusation is a confession.

[progressoid]

5. Yep - and maybe it's a warning to other Republicans to clean up their own shit

Gotta wonder if the Trump DOJ found some ongoing investigations into some GOP members.

[leftstreet]

12. Show us Mar-A-Lago mortgage!

From the released emails, found on X:

"Have one of your cronys ask to see the mortgage to mara lago...cash from electricians union,, (his driver Matt was the bag man, later made an exec at the public co.) And the $30 million dollar loan from the casino to Donald Trump. Back dated." Epstein to his attorney, 2012.

He's projecting again

[lame54]

3. Our broken grand jury will indict him...

Incompetent prosecutor and lack of evidence be damned

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Pulte is pushing the charge?

That's enough to say it is probably bullshit.

[badhair77]

7. A guilty verdict isn't the final goal.

trump and his cronies just want their perceived adversary to suffer. They relish seeing their “enemy” in misery. These people are evil.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. On Targeting Political Opponents - Statement by Representative Swalwell

Link to tweet

[Cha]

10. TY for Rep Eric Swalwell's Reply! Perfect..

Mark Twain Quote.. telling the Traitor to "Do Better".. lol as if!

[sakabatou]

9. Intimidation and retaliation.

It's all Dump knows.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

11. MaddowBlog-Trump official refers Eric Swalwell to the Justice Dept., adding to a radical list

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.