Overview
- Cook’s attorney Abbe Lowell sent a document-heavy letter Monday to Attorney General Pam Bondi and DOJ special attorney Ed Martin urging the department to drop the review.
- Her defense says alleged contradictions were cherry-picked from loan files and that any reference listing an Atlanta condo as a primary residence was an inadvertent notation contradicted by other disclosures.
- The letter details occupancy histories for properties in Michigan, Georgia, and Massachusetts, arguing applications reflected her changing residences over time tied to academic and government posts.
- DOJ has not commented and has brought no charges to date, while the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in January on President Trump’s attempt to remove Cook from the Fed Board.
- Lowell also questions FHFA Director Bill Pulte’s referrals as selectively targeting Democrats and cites recent watchdog dismissals at FHFA and Fannie Mae as factors undermining their credibility.