Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s lawyer is pushing back on reporting that the secretary had two principal residences, an accusation that President Trump had also leveled against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook as cause to fire her from the central bank.

Bloomberg reported that Bessent’s mortgage documents show he agreed to occupy two houses, one in New York and one in Massachusetts, as his main residence in 2007. Alex Spiro, Bessent’s personal attorney, bashed the reporting as false.

“Nearly 20 years ago, Mr. Bessent’s lawyers filled out paperwork properly, the bank has confirmed it was done properly, and this nonsensical Bloomberg article reaches the conclusion that this was all done properly,” Spiro said in a statement to The Hill.

Bloomberg cited mortgage experts who said there

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