Bill Pulte: The housing regulator leading investigations into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
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Avery Lotz, Jason Lalljee
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Summary
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has emerged as a key figure in the Trump administration's investigations into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Despite heading a typically low-profile agency, Pulte has been actively setting the stage for probes into Powell and other Trump adversaries, drawing attention for his aggressive approach in a role that has historically been quiet and non-confrontational.
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· 3 pulledFederal prosecutors are probing yet another Trump foe, Fed Chair Jerome Powell — and like clockwork, an increasingly familiar name from a previously little-known agency is back in the headlines: top housing regulator Bill Pulte.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency director has been an architect of chaos in the typically more quiet role as he's set the table for investigations into some of President Trump's high-profile
Pulte has been putting the pressure on Jerome Powell for months.
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