Overview

• Hours before the report published, the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s financial activity.
• ProPublica reported that Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have loans listing more than one home as a primary residence.
• The outlet said it drew on financial disclosures, county real estate records, and mortgage data compiled by Hunterbrook Media.
• The named officials denied wrongdoing, and a White House spokesperson dismissed the story as a partisan hit piece.
• The scrutiny follows FHFA referrals that included Cook, after which President Trump demanded her resignation as she now contests any removal in court.