William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.
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The Government Accountability Office, a congressional watchdog, has opened an investigation of Federal Housing Finance Authority Director Bill Pulte, who has acted as a leading attack dog for President Donald Trump this year.
The probe was requested by a group of Senate Democrats on Nov. 17.
“I can confirm that GAO has accepted this request following our standard process,” a GAO spokesperson told CNBC when asked about the investigation into Pulte.
“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,” the spokesperson said. “This can take a few months, and until that is done, we cannot provide any estimates on a completion date.”
Pulte this year has urged the Department of Justice to prosecute for purported mortgage fraud several public figures who have angered Trump.
Those people include New York Attorney General Letitia James, Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. Eric Swalwell, another California Democrat.
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