"The ouster of Joe Allen, FHFA's acting inspector general, follows the agency's director, Bill Pulte, becoming an outspoken voice in support of the Trump administration. Across the government, the Trump administration has so far fired or reassigned close to two dozen agency watchdogs, who police waste, fraud and abuse. It has also defunded the group that supervises those offices. The report attracted little notice; Reuters even notes that this is just one among dozens of IG firings."
"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. These individuals said the FHFA director would typically have been notified of such a letter. Reuters was unable to independently determine whether Pulte was informed."
The White House dismissed Joe Allen, acting inspector general at the Federal Housing Finance Agency, after he sought to provide information to prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia. Allen had prepared to notify Congress that the FHFA was not cooperating with the inspector general's office. Sources say the material Allen turned over was constitutionally required and potentially relevant to discovery. FHFA Director Bill Pulte had positioned himself as an outspoken Trump administration supporter. The administration has removed or reassigned nearly two dozen agency watchdogs and defunded the coordinating group. A grand jury returned a two-count indictment against the defendant on October 9, 2025.
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