A Trump administration official referred California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell to the Justice Department over mortgage fraud allegations, a supply acquainted advised NCS.
The accusation was made by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who has made comparable allegations towards high-ranking democratic officials together with New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Senator Adam Schiff.
The Justice Department has not stated whether or not it obtained the referral.
Pulte’s earlier referrals have resulted in motion James was indicted final month on fraud fees, and Schiff below federal investigation.
“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,” Swalwell stated in an announcement Thursday.
The congressman has lengthy been a critic of Trump, together with by appearing as an impeachment supervisor throughout Trump’s second impeachment proceedings.
Swalwell sued Trump and others in 2021, claiming that the president’s speech at the White House Ellipse simply earlier than the January sixth riot pushed his supporters in the direction of violence. The case continues to be continuing in federal court docket.
“Of course, I will not end my lawsuit against him,” Swalwell’s assertion says, “and I will not stop speaking out against the president and speaking up for Californians.”