The Government Accountability Office opened an investigation this week into Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, related to his agency’s criminal referrals of mortgage fraud allegations against President Donald Trump ‘s political opponents to the Department of Justice .

The independent, nonpartisan watchdog agreed to launch the inquiry in a Monday letter to eight Democratic senators who requested it, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee announced Thursday. However, it may take a few months before the investigation gets underway.

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