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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump ally probing rivals’ ‘mortgage fraud’ speaks directly with the president - and skips typical DOJ hierarchy

A series of investigations into some of President Donald Trump’s political adversaries run by “Stop the Steal” organizer turned Justice Department “special attorney” Edward Martin is being conducted outside the normal DOJ chain of command with regular input from the president himself, The Independent has learned.

The GOP activist attorney, who simultaneously serves as the U.S. Pardon Attorney, head of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s “Weaponization Working Group,” and as a “Special Attorney for Mortgage Fraud,” has become the tip of the spear in the president’s campaign of retribution with the aid of fellow administration official Bill Pulte.

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