Democrat Eric Swalwell faces federal criminal inquiry for alleged mortgage fraud (www.theguardian.com)

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Latest target of Trump’s retribution campaign says ‘only thing I am surprised about is that it took him this long’

The Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell is the latest target of Trump’s retribution campaign against his critics, the congressman confirmed on Thursday.

NBC News reports that Swalwell is facing a federal criminal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, just as three other Democratic officials have faced in recent months. The outlet says the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency sent a letter to the attorney general claiming Swalwell may have committed mortgage and tax fraud.

Swalwell said in a statement: “As the most vocal critic of Donald Trump over the last decade and as the only person who still has a surviving lawsuit against him, the only thing I am surprised about is that it took him this long to come after me.”

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[-] spongebue@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Everyone who was against Trump has committed mortgage fraud and is getting busted for it at the same time?

Literally unbelievable.

[-] nixienox@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago

Democrats really need to stop committing me mortgage fraud. They'll give a 50 year mortgage to an unemployed baby so why bother with fraud? It would sure save them a lot of legal trouble.

[-] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago

SO many DEMONRATS have committed Mortgage Fraud! As a Republican who Does His Own Research TM this STINKS of a DEEP STATE MORTGAGE FRAUD DEMOCRAT RING! That's the ONLY Explanation! NOW I understand why These People and ONLY these People attacked Trump!

[-] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Release the mortgage fraud files!

[-] Hayduke@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

It’s a badge of honor, really. It shows that you really got to him.

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