The Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed Thursday it opened a probe into Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director Bill Pulte, amid complaints about Pulte's efforts to go after President Trump's opponents.

Why it matters: The GAO inquiry will raise the heat on Pulte, who is also reportedly caught up in a grand jury probe related to the various mortgage fraud investigations he has pursued this year.

What they're saying: A GAO spokesperson confirmed it had received a request to look into Pulte's conduct and accepted it, per standard procedure. • "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. This can take a few months, and until that is done, we cannot provide any estimates on a completion

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