President Donald Trump’s administration is using personal mortgage files to investigate, criminally refer and indict its enemies for fraud, zeroing in on people who appear to claim multiple homes as primary residences.

The tactic may pose a special threat in Washington, where dozens of lawmakers and other political figures also report holding mortgages on more than one home.

The underlying documents don’t always show information that differentiates paperwork mistakes from intentional deception. All three of the Trump adversaries who face investigations into alleged fraud — New York Attorney General Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) and Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — have denied any wrongdoing. But they are under pressure: James is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in fe

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