Claim misleads about ‘mortgage fraud’ on Trump’s Cabinet

Claim Misleads About 'Mortgage Fraud' on Trump's Cabinet

A liberal commentator on a CNN roundtable claimed that three Trump Cabinet members committed 'mortgage fraud.' However, this claim is misleading.

According to ProPublica, an investigative media outlet, three Trump administration Cabinet members signed mortgages that classified separate houses as their principal residences. The documents required that they make these homes their principal residence for a year, but there is no information showing that they failed to do so.

Notably, there have been no government officials' statements or news reports about any of these Cabinet members being targeted for prosecution. In a separate case, Federal prosecutors indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges related to mortgage fraud stemming from how she classified a house in Norfolk, Virginia, on a document.

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In conclusion, the claim about 'mortgage fraud' on Trump's Cabinet is misleading and lacks evidence.

Author's summary: Misleading claim about Trump's Cabinet and mortgage fraud.

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