By Marisa Taylor and Chris Prentice

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress’ watchdog said this week it will investigate whether Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte abused his position and government resources to accuse President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies of crimes, according to a letter from the agency reviewed by Reuters.

The probe by the Government Accountability Office, an independent investigative agency of the legislative branch, follows a November request by eight Democratic U.S. senators that the agency “promptly” investigate whether Pulte’s referrals of prominent Democrats and public officials to the Justice Department were motivated by partisan politics or constituted a misuse of government resources.

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