"The Trump administration has vowed to go after anyone who got lower mortgage rates by claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers. President Donald Trump has used it as a justification to target political foes, including a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, a Democratic U.S. senator and a state attorney general. Real estate experts say claiming primary residences on different mortgages at the same time is often legal and rarely prosecuted."
"But if administration officials continue the campaign, mortgage records show there's another place they could look: Trump's own Cabinet. Underscoring how common the practice is, ProPublica found that at least three of Trump's Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages. We discovered the loans while examining financial disclosure forms, county real estate records and publicly available mortgage data provided by Hunterbrook Media."
"Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer entered into two primary-residence mortgages in quick succession, including for a second home near a country club in Arizona, where she's known to vacation. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has primary-residence mortgages in New Jersey and Washington, D.C. Lee Zeldin, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, has one primary-residence mortgage in Long Island and another in Washington, D.C., according to loan records."
Administration officials vowed to pursue individuals who obtained lower mortgage rates by claiming more than one primary residence on loan documents, and the president used the issue to target political opponents, including a Federal Reserve governor, a Democratic senator and a state attorney general. Real estate experts say listing different mortgages as primary residences simultaneously is frequently legal and seldom prosecuted. Mortgage records show several Cabinet members used multiple primary-residence mortgages: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer obtained two such loans including for a second home in Arizona; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds primary-residence mortgages in New Jersey and Washington, D.C.; EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has primary mortgages in Long Island and Washington, D.C.
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