"Before Bill Pulte started targeting President Donald Trump's political enemies, he practiced on his own family. He accused his grandfather's widow of insider trading. He was allegedly the driving force behind a website trashing an aunt as a "fake Christian." And he publicly blasted another relative as "a fat slob," "weirdo" and "grifter," according to court records from a bitter legal feud pursued by Pulte that ensnared PulteGroup, the multibillion-dollar homebuilding giant his grandfather founded."
"In any other administration, that background could foreclose the possibility of landing a top government post. But in Trump's Washington, the attention-seeking and hyper-online millennial has unexpectedly become a major player. The latest measure of his influence came this week when New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat who angered Trump with her courtroom pursuits of him, was indicted on bank fraud charges following a protracted campaign by Pulte."
"Pulte's official job is director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, where he's entrusted with the dull but critical task of ensuring the soundness of the mortgage market. He has instead transformed the position into a megaphone to denigrate Trump's perceived political foes. In addition to referring James to the Justice Department for investigation - which Pulte widely publicized - he has probed Sen. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, and Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor appointed by President Joe Biden. Both are now under federal criminal investigation."
Bill Pulte, a 37-year-old millennial with deep family ties to the PulteGroup homebuilding fortune, targeted relatives publicly and pursued bitter legal feuds. He now serves as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency but has used the role to amplify investigations and public denunciations of perceived political opponents. His campaign preceded the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James on bank fraud charges after a prolonged push by Pulte. He has also prompted probes of Sen. Adam Schiff and Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Those targeted deny wrongdoing and call the investigations politically motivated. Pulte publicly attacked the AP after contact for comment.
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