President Donald Trump has used his office to target those he insists have wronged him in the past, from government functionaries to political rivals to celebrity antagonists like Rosie O'Donnell. As part of his effort to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, Trump has trotted out a new weapon: mortgage records, which the president has used to unfoundedly accuse Cook and others of criminal fraud.
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In addition to Cook , the White House has accused longtime foes Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and New York Attorney General Letitia James of mortgage fraud in an "escalation" of how the administration seeks to "penalize, remove or even jail adversaries," said The Washington Post . The accusations also serve to "underscore the influence" of Federal Housing Fina