<p>California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell faces a potential federal investigation after President Donald Trump&#8217;s top housing official referred him to the Department of Justice over alleged mortgage and tax fraud on Thursday.</p>
<p>Swalwell is accused of making false statements on loan documents related to a house in Washington, D.C., according to a letter Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-administration-eric-swalwell-federal-criminal-probe-mortgage-rcna243518">reported</a>. The allegations stem from Swalwell&#8217;s purchase of a $1.2 million home in the nation&#8217;s capital that he reportedly claimed as his primary residence.</p>
<p>By claiming the D.C. home as his primary residence, Swalwell qualified for millions of dollars&#8217; worth of loans and refinancing, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/us-news/eric-swalwells-1-2-million-dc-home-target-of-doj-mortgage-fraud-criminal-referral/">reported</a>. His campaign has also faced scrutiny over payments made to a Haitian American staffer that totaled over $360,000 and for expenditures on luxury hotels and car services, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-doj-opens-mortgage-fraud-probe-eric-swalwell-congressman-vows-keep-fighting-back">Fox News</a>.</p>
<p>Swalwell becomes the fourth Democrat in recent months to face mortgage fraud allegations after Pulte also sent the DOJ criminal referrals for Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Biden-appointed Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook. Swalwell told NBC News that the criminal referral didn’t surprise him, arguing that it is politically motivated.</p>
<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; Swalwell said.</p>
<p>Other Democratic lawmakers argued that the Trump administration is targeting one of the president&#8217;s most vocal critics.</p>
<p>&#8220;It’s no longer shocking that Trump uses his power to target an outspoken opponent—that’s the hallmark of authoritarianism. What’s remarkable is that he did it less than 24 hours after signing a bill letting 8 GOP senators embezzle $500k–$1M from taxpayers,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/RepLiccardo/status/1989070897932824686">wrote</a> Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA).</p>
<p>&#8220;Donald Trump is once again weaponizing government to punish those who speak out against his dangerous and disastrous policies. He should know my colleague @RepSwalwell is someone who never backs down or bends the knee to a tyrant,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/RepZoeLofgren/status/1989070929226576012">added</a> Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA).</p>
<p>For years after being elected to Congress, Swalwell struggled with finances. According to a Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/politics/eric-swalwell-is-a-financial-mess/">report</a> from 2019, he had still failed to pay off his student loans after graduating in 2006 and had accumulated credit card debt.</p>
<p>Swalwell, who has been in Congress since 2013, gained notoriety for his role in pushing the Trump-Russia collusion hoax during Trump&#8217;s first term. The Democratic congressman has also been criticized over his relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, a relationship he had while he sat on the House Intelligence Committee.</p>

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