Rep. Eric Swalwell, one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal critics in the House, said Thursday that he was being targeted by the Trump administration after news reports that he had been referred to the Justice Department for a potential criminal investigation.

An accusation that Swalwell, D-Calif., had committed mortgage and tax fraud was made Wednesday by the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Bill Pulte, according to the news reports. Pulte, a Trump appointee, has made similar allegations against the president’s other perceived enemies.

The referral for Swalwell, delivered to the Justice Department on Wednesday, claims he obtained several million dollars’ worth of loans and refinancing based on his declaration of primary residence in Washington, NBC News first reported

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