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Democrat Eric Swalwell faces federal criminal inquiry for alleged mortgage fraud

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Eric Swalwell in the Capitol Visitor Center on 25 January 2023. Photograph: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

The Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell is the latest target of Trump’s retribution campaign against his critics, the congressman confirmed on Thursday.

NBC News reports that Swalwell is facing a federal criminal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, just as three other Democratic officials have faced in recent months. The outlet says the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency sent a letter to the attorney general claiming Swalwell may have committed mortgage and tax fraud.

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