Eric Swalwell Becomes Latest Democratic Official To Face Mortgage Fraud Accusations by Trump DOJ

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Nov 13th, 2025, 3:43 pm

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) became the latest Democratic official to face accusations of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration.

NBC News reported Thursday that President Donald Trump’s top housing official Bill Pulte referred Swalwell to the Justice Department for a federal criminal probe.

The allegation of mortgage fraud and tax fraud are related to a Washington, D.C., residence, according to a source who spoke to NBC News.

MSNBC senior legal report Lisa Rubin added:

Eric Swalwell is apparently under some form of referral by Bill Pulte, based on a reporting of a primary residence in Washington, D.C., as opposed to California

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