President Donald Trump accused a Federal Reserve governor of mortgage fraud over a practice so common that some of his own Cabinet members have done it.
Trump fired Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve as Fed governor, over the “deceitful and potentially criminal” act of claiming more than one primary residence on mortgages. The termination, part of the administration’s pressure campaign to force the Fed to lower interest rates, set the stage for a fresh legal battle.
But it turns out Trump’s own officials know a thing or two about having multiple primary residences.
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