"Allen received notice of his termination from the White House after he made efforts to provide key information to prosecutors in that office, according to four sources. The information he turned over was constitutionally required, two of them said, while a third described it as being potentially relevant in discovery. His ouster also came about as he was preparing to send a letter to Congress notifying lawmakers that the FHFA was not cooperating with the inspector general's office, three of the sources said."
"Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to people familiar with the matter. Fannie's ethics and investigations group had received internal complaints alleging senior officials had improperly directed staff to access the mortgage documents of James and others, according to the people. The Fannie investigators were probing to find out who had m"
Joe Allen, acting inspector general at the FHFA, was terminated after efforts to provide key information to federal prosecutors and as he prepared to notify Congress that FHFA was not cooperating with his office. The termination followed agency director Bill Pulte becoming an outspoken supporter of the Trump administration. Across the government, the administration has fired or reassigned nearly two dozen watchdogs and defunded the group that oversees inspector general offices. Fannie Mae investigators had received complaints that senior officials directed staff to access mortgage records of Democratic officials, including Letitia James.
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