Rep. Dave Min Demands Investigation Into Unlawful Targeting of Trump’s Political Opponents, Including Lisa Cook

Washington, D.C. —  Following the unprecedented decision by Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William “Bill” Pulte to personally refer several political or elected officials to the DOJ for criminal prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud, Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) wrote a letter to the FHFA Inspector General’s Office demanding an investigation into Pulte. Rep. Min is requesting that they open an investigation into whether Pulte violated any laws by misappropriating and misusing non-public mortgage data related to Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, and in the process of his referrals to the DOJ. 

The political and partisan nature of these referrals is only underscored by President Trump’s recent decision to sack the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia for opting not to prosecute Letitia James for lack of evidence. Rather, he has installed a lackey with scant prosecutorial experience to do his bidding.

Read the full letter here. 

“The referrals have all been directed at individuals who have challenged or obstructed President Trump,” wrote Rep. Min. “James embarrassed President Trump by securing a $355 million judgement against him in a financial fraud case, Schiff played a prominent role as an impeachment manager during President Trump’s first impeachment trial, and Cook has thwarted President Trump’s efforts to try to bully the Federal Reserve, an independent government agency which by design is meant to be free from political interference, into lowering interest rates.”

He continued, “Concerningly, Pulte appears to have deliberately overlooked similar primary residence issues involving other prominent political figures. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton identified three separate homes in Texas as his primary residence in mortgage documents, yet he has not been criminally referred to the DOJ. Similarly, four of President Trump’s cabinet members, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, all stated that multiple homes served as their primary residences on mortgage documents, the very same “crime” that Pulte referred James, Schiff, and Cook to DOJ. Indeed, public records make clear that Pulte’s own parents had also listed multiple homes in different states as their primary residences in their mortgage filings.”

Rep. Min, a former SEC prosecutor and member of the House Oversight Committee, is committed to calling out corruption and holding the lawlessness of the Trump administration in check. This letter is a continuation of his efforts as Chair of the Fighting Corruption Task Force to demand accountability in government. 

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