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https://www.contrariannews.org/p/bill-pulte-is-not-being-sent-to-lead
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https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trumps-new-intel-head-is-worse-than
#odni #dni #tulsigabbard #williamjpulte #unqualifiedappointee #incompetant #abuseofpower #politicalretribution #section702 #surveillancereauthorization #fhfa #fanniemae #freddiemac #foreignintelligence #backdoorsearches #nspm7 #weaponizedgovernment #sic #markwarner #counterintelligence #intel #nooversight #ethics #presidentialenemies #militaryintel #nepobaby #baselessprosecutions #gaoinvestigation #privilegeddocuments #pendinginvestigation #maga #trump #trumpcrimefamily -
Donald Trump’s decision to appoint William J. Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence is not just controversial. It is another clear sign of the ongoing politicization of America’s national security apparatus.
Pulte is not an intelligence professional. He has no background in counterintelligence, national security operations, strategic analysis, the CIA, NSA, Pentagon, or the U.S. intelligence community. His profile is that of a businessman and political loyalist closely aligned with Trump.
Before this appointment, Trump had already placed him in March 2025 at the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the federal body overseeing giants such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and supervising large parts of the U.S. mortgage system. During his tenure there, Pulte pushed for investigations into alleged real estate fraud involving figures widely seen as Trump’s political opponents, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, Senator Adam Schiff, and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. None of those allegations resulted in indictments.
This is not an isolated case. It reflects a broader pattern in which loyalty increasingly matters more than competence.
The same concerns surround the current leadership of the FBI. Kash Patel’s appointment alarmed many former intelligence and law enforcement officials because he is perceived less as an independent institutional figure and more as a political loyalist. For years, Patel publicly attacked the very institutions he is now supposed to lead, promoted narratives about a so-called “deep state,” and openly discussed the need to purge parts of the federal apparatus.
This is dangerous territory for any democracy.
Intelligence and law enforcement agencies can only function effectively when they are trusted to operate independently from political power. Once professional expertise is replaced by personal loyalty, institutions begin to weaken from within. Analysts become cautious, officials learn that careers depend on obedience rather than competence, and agencies risk turning into political instruments instead of guardians of national security.
For decades, the United States built one of the world’s most sophisticated intelligence systems precisely because its institutions were expected to serve the Constitution and the State — not a single political leader.
That principle now appears increasingly fragile.
At a time of growing geopolitical instability, war in Ukraine, rising Chinese and Russian assertiveness, cyber threats, and global strategic competition, weakening America’s security institutions from within may prove to be one of the most consequential mistakes of this era.
#USA #Trump #NationalSecurity #Intelligence #FBI #CIA #KashPatel #BillPulte #FHFA #AmericanPolitics #USPolitics #Geopolitics #Security #IntelligenceCommunity #RuleOfLaw #Democracy #Ukraine #Russia #China #CyberSecurity #DeepState #FederalInstitutions #LinkedInPolitics #PoliticalAnalysis #InternationalRelations
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#Pulte already has become a lightning rod within the admin. Throughout 2025, while he was leading the #FHFA, he used social media to accuse some of Trump’s perceived enemies of committing mortgage fraud. His tactics infuriated & frustrated officials at the #WhiteHouse, as well as prosecutors & leadership at the #DOJ.
But his actions earned #Trump’s deep appreciation & admiration.
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Oh my god. This is the guy who created those failed BS mortgage fraud cases against Trump critics. He didn’t have the experience for that job & he sure as shit doesn’t have the experience for this
#Trump announced Tuesday that he was naming #BillPulte, a home-building heir who runs the #FHFA, to be the acting #DNI, replacing #TulsiGabbard. The move is almost certain to draw criticism as #Pulte has no known experience in #NationalSecurity.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/politics/bill-pulte-acting-director-national-intelligence.html?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-ios-share&rsrc=cl-share -
Top #Trump housing official, #BillPulte, issues new #criminal referral for New York AG #LetitiaJames after several previous attempts failed
According to a person familiar with the matter, Pulte, the director of the #FHFA, issued 2 referrals to the #DOJ, one to the #USAttorney for Northern District of Illinois & another to the US Attorney for Southern District of Florida.
Both alleged “suspected homeowners insurance fraud.”
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/25/politics/bill-pulte-criminal-referral-letitia-james?cid=ios_app -
She said she kept trying to steer ofcls back toward #AdamSchiff’s records. But they appeared more interested in learning who had contacted her about her findings, what they asked her & how they identified themselves….
Bish said she started digging into Schiff’s mortgage records years ago when she was running for #Congress in Sacramento & conducting opposition research on other politicians.
#law #Trump #LegalEthics #DOJ #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
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Bish—who has spent years gathering evidence through public records against #AdamSchiff & other [Democrat] politicians who she believes are defrauding voters because they spend too much time in Washington [& she likely consumes a lot of right wing media] — said she was shocked that investigators didn’t ask her more questions about the case.
#law #Trump #LegalEthics #DOJ #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
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#AdamSchiff, #LetitiaJames & #LisaCook all deny wrongdoing.
The cases have been controversial within the #DOJ. In the Eastern District of Virginia — where James was indicted — multiple prosecutors were pushed out, including Trump’s pick to run the office, in part because they did not believe there was sufficient evidence to bring charges….
#law #LegalEthics #Trump #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
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Bish’s brief visit to Washington — & accompanying media blitz — showed how #BillPulte, #EdMartin & their confidants are operating, with direct messages to strangers on social media & out-of-the-blue phone calls. And it revealed weaknesses in the mortgage fraud case against #AdamSchiff, one of the president’s Democratic foes.
#Trump #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
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#EdMartin & #BillPulte are not being investigated by a grand jury, according to a person familiar with the investigation…. Grand jury probes are just one way that officials can investigate conduct, though they are a necessary step in securing indictments.
Yet the interactions highlight the unconventional & sometimes erratic nature of the #Trump admin’s attempt to prosecute #Democrats on charges of mortgage fraud.
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Prosecutors spent >1 hr questioning Bish Thursday about her communications with #DOJ ofcl [& #Jan6 advocate] #EdMartin, #FHFA Dir #BillPulte & others. They appeared to focus on whether these ofcls divulged information about the criminal investigation into #AdamSchiff to unauthorized people & repeatedly asked Bish whom she talked to….A subpoena issued to Bish…also shows that investigators appear focused on anyone she communicated with who claimed to be affiliated with Martin & Pulte.
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Until then, Bish wasn’t sure if her April email caught anyone’s attention in Washington, she told WaPo on Friday. But she knew Trump’s post drew from her files because of the highlights marking up the page.
#Trump had posted the document with “the most yellow on it,” she said.
Now Bish’s experience is providing an unexpected window into how inexperienced Trump loyalists in top admin positions are wielding their power.#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
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When #Trump accused Sen #AdamSchiff (D-CA) of mortgage fraud in July, he posted a document on Truth Social that he said proved Schiff was a “thief.” That quickly blew up the phone of a GOP congressional candidate & real estate agent from California, Christine Bish — who recognized the document as one of hundreds she sent to an admin tip line collecting info about alleged mortgage fraud.
#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
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Witness exposes “unusual” tactics used to prop up mortgage fraud cases against #Trump perceived enemies
A witness in the Sen #AdamSchiff (D-CA) case exposed surprising revelations about Trump ofcls & their attempts to “reach” an indictment.#law #LegalEthics #DOJ #BillPulte #FHFA #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/24/schiff-pulte-bish-mortgage-fraud/ -
Bish added later: “Something’s not adding up. And I haven’t gotten to the bottom of it yet, but I will.”
#EdMartin holds 4 titles at the #DOJ: US Pardon Attorney, Special Attorney for Mortgage Fraud, Associate Deputy Attorney General, & director of the Weaponization Working Group. #BillPulte is the director of the #FHFA.
#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics #DOJ #Trump #AdamSchiff
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Cuz they are on such a winning streak /s
#DOJ is investigating handling of perceived #Trump enemy #AdamSchiff “mortgage fraud” probe led by #Jan6 advocate #EdMartin & #FHFA dir #BillPulte
One witness, a #Republican from California named Christine Bish, spoke to a federal grand jury in Maryland Thursday morning.
#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/politics/justice-department-adam-schiff-ed-martin-bill-pulte-christine-bish -
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(@)nonilex(@)masto.aiUm, buryd in the emails btwn #Epstein & Michael Wolff z n account of how z #Kremlin disguisd a $100 million paymt 2 #Trump in z form of a brokered real estate deal. Involved n z deal: Russn oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev & both Jeffrey Epstein & Trump’s #FHFA director #BillPulte who hs bn referring BS mortgage fraud claims about Trump’s perceived enemies to the #DOJ.
#law #Russia #EpsteinFiles #corruption #MafiaState #Krasnov
2016 CNN story: https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/news/donald-trump-russian-deal-mansion -
Rep #EricSwalwell (D-CA), one of Trump’s most vocal critics in the #House, said Thurs that he was being targeted by the #Trump admin after news reports that he had been referred to the #DON for a potential #criminal investigation.
An accusation that Swalwell had committed #mortgage & #tax #fraud was made on Wednesday by #BillPulte, director of the #FHFA. Pulte, a Trump crony, has made similar allegations against Trump’s other perceived enemies.
#law #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/politics/trump-mortgage-fraud-eric-swalwell.html?smid=url-share -
Um, buried in the emails between #Epstein & Michael Wolff is an account of how the #Kremlin disguised a $100 million payment to #Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal. Involved in the deal: Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev & both Jeffrey Epstein & Trump’s #FHFA director #BillPulte who has been referring BS mortgage fraud claims about Trump’s perceived enemies to the #DOJ.
#law #Russia #EpsteinFiles #corruption #MafiaState #Krasnov
2016 CNN story: https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/news/donald-trump-russian-deal-mansion
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Allegations against #FederalReserve Governor #LisaCook, which she denies, prompted #Trump to try to remove her from the central bank. The #DOJ has brought charges of mortgage fraud against #NYAG #LetitiaJames. James also denies the accusations & has pleaded not guilty.
#BillPulte has also remained close with Trump, at one point handing him a draft letter to fire Fed Chair #JeromePowell, whom Pulte repeatedly attacks on social media for not lowering interest rates. -
#Housing official #BillPulte fired #ethics workers who were looking into his ally
The actions have also sowed uncertainty & undermined confidence in Pulte across the #mortgage industry.…Relatively unknown before joining the #Trump admin, Pulte has built tremendous influence since he was sworn in in March. He has also raised unproven claims of mortgage fraud against several of Trump’s perceived enemies.
#law #FHFA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/10/bill-pulte-fannie-mae-firing-ethics/ -
Other career prosecutors in the office had also reached that conclusion, some of whom have since been fired. #Comey & James are both also pursuing motions seeking the dismissal of their cases on grounds that #LindseyHalligan’s appointment was #illegal. A judge has scheduled a hearing next week to weigh arguments on that front.
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA #fraud #Trump #LetitiaJames
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“Since his second inauguration, the President & his handpicked Department of Justice officials exhausted every avenue to secure the payback the President demanded,” defense attorneys Abbe Lowell & Andrew Bosse wrote. “The charges against AG James constitute unconstitutional vindictive & selective prosecution.”
#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA #fraud #Trump #LetitiaJames
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In a court filing Friday, #LetitiaJames’ attorneys maintained that the mortgage fraud case she’s facing in Virginia is nothing more than an effort at retaliation for the staggering civil #fraud judgment she won against #Trump & his real estate organization last year.
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#NYAG #LetitiaJames urges court to toss her case, calling it #Trump’s #revenge
New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined the list of #DOJ targets seeking to dismiss criminal charges by arguing vindictive prosecution — because, let’s face it, it is.#law #LegalEthics #RevengePolitics #retribution #FHFA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/07/letitia-james-vindictive-prosecution-motion/ -
…[In addition to hiring the #SexOffender Zarkin,] #BillPulte hired Aaron Kofsky, a former advisor to Senator #JDVance before Vance became VP, & later put him in charge of the #FHFA’s Division of Housing Mission & Goals. Last year, Vance fired Kofsky for posting online about using drugs including #cocaine & #opiates, according to a story in Wired magazine, which first reported his posts.
[Only the best people]
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Reuters couldn’t determine exactly when Zarkin was recruited, under what terms, or the specific tasks assigned to him in the role.
In recent weeks, acc/to internal documentation reviewed by Reuters, Zarkin still had a Freddie Mac email & was described internally as a “consultant.” The role, …has alarmed some employees at the #FHFA as well as at Fannie & Freddie, the 2 government-sponsored mortgage enterprises overseen by the federal agency.
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Because of course
The political appointee leveling fraud accusations against enemies of #Trump tapped a former registered #SexOffender for the #federal role as a consultant to mortgage giants Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, acc/to 6 people….
#BillPulte, director of the #FHFA, appointed Mark Zarkin, a Michigan restaurateur & prominent Detroit-area Trump supporter, as a consultant to the 2 mortgage companies….
#law #LegalEthics #Republicans
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-official-accusing-presidents-rivals-crimes-tapped-former-registered-sex-2025-11-07/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement -
Lackeys for #DonaldTheDeplorable have fired one of the last remaining Inspector Generals. #JoeAllen was investigating the broad daylight #corruption of #BillPulte , Director of the Federal Housing Finance Authority #FHFA.
#Pulte needed to be unleashed to continue hounding #NewYork Attorney General #LetishaJames on behalf of the spiteful felon that she indicted and convicted on 34 counts, #DonaldTrump.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-housing-regulator-watchdog-ousted_n_6909814ce4b04ad08e183a33#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.