GAO confirms it is investigating Trump Housing official Pulte over mortgage fraud probes: Report

The nonpartisan United States Government Accountability Office confirmed Thursday that it has opened an investigation into Federal Housing Finance Authority Director Bill Pulte, over his mortgage fraud probes into several prominent Democrats.

The investigation comes after Senate Democrats asked the office to open the investigation last month, after Pulte referred New York Attorney General Letitia James, California Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, and Federal Reserve board of governors member Lisa Cook for prosecution.

The GAO, a nonpartisan government watchdog, told The Hill that it has taken up the case based on a referral. 

“GAO has accepted this request following our standard process,” the agency said. “The first thing GAO does as any work begins is to determine the full scope of what we will cover and the methodology to be used. This can take a few months, and until that is done, we cannot provide any estimates on a completion date."

Although the GAO is considered nonpartisan, it is headed by Gene Dodaro, who was nominated by former President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2010. His term will expire Dec. 29, 2025.

The FHFA and Pulte have not publicly commented on the GAO probe.

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