A government watchdog is investigating whether Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte abused his position to level allegations of mortgage fraud at President Donald Trump’s perceived political opponents.

The Government Accountability Office opened the probe after Senate Democrats last month requested the legislative watchdog look into the matter. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, and Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, led six colleagues in asking Comptroller General Gene Dodaro to “promptly” investigate in a Nov. 17 letter.

“I can confirm that GAO has accepted this request following our standard process,” GAO spokesperson Sarah Kaczmarek said. She added that it could be mont

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