The Trump administration has used allegations of mortgage fraud as a cudgel against the president’s political enemies in New York and California. Now, a small-town official in East Texas is using this same tactic to file a complaint against one of the president’s close Republican allies: Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency under Director Bill Pulte has encouraged the investigation and prosecution of Democrats and other perceived Trump opponents for alleged mortgage fraud.

The most high-profile case involves Letitia James, the attorney general of New York, who the administration has accused of making rental income off a second home she had allegedly claimed as a primary residence. Last month, a federal grand jury indicted James on charges of bank fraud and ma

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