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Headline: Bill Pulte Refuses to Disclose Source of Lisa Cook Mortgage Fraud Tip,Sparks Controversy

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Bill Pulte Refuses to⁢ Disclose Source of Lisa cook Mortgage Fraud Tip, Sparks Controversy

Washington, D.C.- Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s housing finance chief, on thursday repeatedly declined to offer any details about where he ⁣got⁤ the “tip” that led him to accuse Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook of mortgage ⁣fraud.

“I’m not going to explain our sources and methods, where we get tips from, who are whistleblowers,” Pulte said on CNBC’s “Squawk box.”

“It would ⁣be⁢ reckless for me to do that,” he said.

That refusal came after CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin noted that⁣ Pulte’s targeting of Cook – in multiple criminal referrals to the Department of Justice and in a torrent of aggressive social media posts – is creating the perception of “political weaponization.”

“If, for example, the tip came from inside the administration, or came from even inside your agency, with somebody who works for you … then that ⁣creates‍ the perception issue,” Sorkin said, adding that shedding light on the‍ tipster could help Pulte⁢ explain‍ his actions.

But Pulte bristled at the question.

“I don’t need you to help me explain things,Andrew,” he replied.

bill Pulte, Director⁣ of the Federal housing Finance Agency, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Sept. 4th, 2025. ⁤(CNBC)

When he‍ was asked again‍ about the source of the tip later in⁣ the interview, Pulte said: “I think we’re⁣ worried about the wrong thing. There’s an⁢ alleged crime here. Why