Trump announces Tulsi Gabbard's replacement

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. “Bill” Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence following Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation last month.

The move puts one of Trump’s most loyal and aggressive reformers in charge of the nation’s intelligence apparatus. Pulte will continue serving as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency while also taking the reins at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Trump highlighted Pulte’s management credentials when announcing the appointment.

“William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac,” Trump said. The president also credited Pulte with helping deliver a “substantial increase” in housing market health over the past year.

Pulte succeeds Gabbard, who announced on May 22 that she would step down to support her husband as he battles a rare form of bone cancer. Her resignation becomes official at the end of June.

Gabbard leaves behind a tenure that dramatically reshaped the intelligence community. Her “ODNI 2.0” overhaul reduced the agency’s size by 40 percent, saving taxpayers an estimated $700 million annually. Her office also declassified more than 500,000 pages of previously withheld records, including documents related to allegations that the Obama administration weaponized intelligence agencies during the “Russia Hoax.”

Before departing on June 30, Gabbard plans to release additional investigative findings concerning Havana Syndrome, the origins and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what she describes as the weaponization of the federal government.

Pulte is hardly a newcomer when it comes to taking on Washington’s political establishment. Since assuming leadership of the FHFA in March 2025, he has aggressively pursued allegations of financial misconduct involving several high-profile Trump critics.

Among the most notable cases is New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose civil fraud lawsuit against Trump made national headlines. Following an FHFA referral from Pulte, James was indicted on federal bank and mortgage fraud charges in Virginia. Pulte also referred Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), a central figure in Trump’s first impeachment proceedings, to the Department of Justice over allegations of mortgage fraud.

The grandson of legendary homebuilder William J. Pulte, who built PulteGroup into a Fortune 500 powerhouse, Pulte charted his own course in private equity before entering public service.

He is also well known for his charitable work. In 2013, Pulte launched Blight Authority, a nonprofit organization focused on removing abandoned properties and combating urban decay in Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan. The effort earned widespread praise for improving neighborhood safety and revitalizing struggling communities.

Pulte later became a social media phenomenon through what became known as “Twitter Philanthropy,” personally giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars to Americans facing medical expenses, food insecurity, and other financial emergencies.

Now, with the intelligence community added to his portfolio, Pulte will have an opportunity to bring the same disruptive management style that has made him a favorite among Trump supporters and a frequent target of the president’s critics.

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Soros-funded Leftist NY Attorney General Letitia James Hit with More Criminal Referral

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) was hit with two federal criminal referrals Wednesday alleging she may have committed homeowners insurance fraud. [Imagine that, a politician making money the old fashioned illegal way.]

[H/T The New York Post]

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director William Pulte alleged in the missives, obtained by The Post, that James may have falsified information in filings with Illinois-based Allstate Insurance Company and Florida-based Universal Property Insurance.

The referrals were sent to US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois Andrew Boutros and US Attorney for Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quinones.

They come four months after a federal judge in Virginia dismissed a criminal indictment against James accusing the Empire State’s top prosecutor of mortgage fraud.

Both of Pulte’s referrals cite insurance documents posted on social media by Mike Davis, a close ally of President Trump and founder of the conservative judicial advocacy group Article III Project.

The documents appear to suggest James represented to the Illinois-based insurer that a Norfolk, Virginia, property she purchased in 2020 “would be occupied by a single adult, with no children,” Pulte wrote.

“Instead, according to the post, she knew the house was actually occupied by four people, three children and her niece,” the Housing chief continued. “As such, it appears Ms. James may have defrauded the Illinois-based insurance company.”

In the Florida referral, Pulte alleged James “made false representations” to Universal Property Insurance that the same Norfolk home “would be unoccupied five months out of the year.”

“Frustrated by repeated failures, where judges and grand juries have rejected their attempts to charge Attorney General James, Trump and his political enablers keep abusing their power to pursue a vendetta against her by trying to rename, refile, and repeat baseless allegations,” attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement.

“They continue this improper revenge campaign instead of helping bring down the rising cost of living in this country,” Lowell added. “These desperate tactics will fail, just as every previous attempt has failed, and exposes an Administration that has abandoned its responsibility to the American people in favor of petty political payback.”

US District Judge Cameron Currie dismissed the DOJ’s mortgage fraud case against James last November after finding then interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed to her position and “had no lawful authority” to secure indictments.

Oh look at that, folks. Letitia James, the same Democrat Attorney General who has spent years turning the New York legal system into her own personal Trump hunting ground, now finds herself staring down not one, but two fresh federal criminal referrals for what sure smells like good old-fashioned homeowners insurance fraud. Shocking, yes, but karma too.

The woman who weaponized her office against political enemies suddenly gets a taste of actual accountability? 

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte dropped these truth bombs, alleging that James may have falsified information in filings with Allstate Insurance out of Illinois and Universal Property Insurance down in Florida. Because apparently, when you are a powerful Democrat prosecutor, the rules on telling the truth to insurance companies just do not apply the same way they do to the rest of us peasants and President Trump.

These referrals went straight to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, Andrew Boutros, and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason Reding Quinones. And get this, they dropped just four months after a federal judge in Virginia already tossed out a previous criminal indictment against James for mortgage fraud. One fraud case down, but don't worry, the hits just keep on coming.

Both referrals point back to insurance documents that Mike Davis, a solid Trump ally and founder of the Article III Project, posted on social media. Turns out those docs suggest James told the Illinois insurer that her Norfolk, Virginia property, which she bought in 2020, “would be occupied by a single adult, with no children.” Classic.

“Instead, according to the post, she knew the house was actually occupied by four people, three children and her niece,” the Housing chief continued. “As such, it appears Ms. James may have defrauded the Illinois-based insurance company.”

Meanwhile over in the Florida referral, Pulte says James “made false representations” to Universal Property Insurance, claiming the same Norfolk home “would be unoccupied five months out of the year.” 

So which is it, Letitia? Single adult with no kids, or empty half the year? You can't have it both ways, unless of course you're a Democrat who thinks the law is just a suggestion for thee but not for me.

Of course, her lawyer Abbe Lowell came out swinging with the usual Democrat script, aka Trump Derangement Syndrome, (TDS).

“Frustrated by repeated failures, where judges and grand juries have rejected their attempts to charge Attorney General James, Trump and his political enablers keep abusing their power to pursue a vendetta against her by trying to rename, refile, and repeat baseless allegations.”

“They continue this improper revenge campaign instead of helping bring down the rising cost of living in this country,” Lowell added. “These desperate tactics will fail, just as every previous attempt has failed, and exposes an Administration that has abandoned its responsibility to the American people in favor of petty political payback.”

Blah, blah, blah. The same tired talking points every time one of their own gets caught in the crosshairs. It is never their fault. It is always a “vendetta,” never actual evidence of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, the rest of America is just supposed to ignore the pattern of a top law enforcement official allegedly playing fast and loose with the truth on official documents. Yeah, sure.

And lest we forget, US District Judge Cameron Currie already dismissed the DOJ’s mortgage fraud case against James last November after ruling that the interim U.S. Attorney at the time had no lawful authority to bring the charges. Procedural dismissal, not an exoneration on the merits, but you know the left will spin it as total innocence anyway.

Here is the bottom line, guys. If Letitia James has been committing insurance fraud and mortgage fraud, she should face the music just like anybody else. No special treatment for blue-state Attorneys General who spent years trying to bankrupt political opponents through the courts. Equal justice under the law is the American way. Or at least it used to be, before the two-tiered system became the new normal under Democrats.

This is a woman who promised to go after Trump even before she went into office, and even before she had anything to charge him with, the very definition of lawfare.

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DOJ starts criminal investigation into NY AG Letitia "I'm Coming for Trump" James

The Department of Justice is diving headfirst into a spicy criminal investigation of New York’s Attorney General Letitia James, and it’s got all the makings of a political cage match. 

A source with the inside track says a grand jury in Virginia’s Eastern District is slinging subpoenas like bowls of hash, zeroing in on claims that James played fast and loose with the truth about a single-family home in Virginia. Allegedly, she called it her “primary residence” to snag sweeter loan terms. Shady? Maybe. 

But wait, there’s more! The feds are also sniffing around another accusation: James supposedly puffed up the number of livable units in a Brooklyn multifamily property to, you guessed it, score better loan rates. If this smells like déjà vu, it’s because James built her career accusing others of the same financial sleight-of-hand--can you say Donald Trump?

The plot thickens with a criminal referral from William Pulte, Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Pulte’s not messing around—he’s the one who waved the red flag and told the DOJ to take a hard look at James. 

This all comes hot on the heels of James being the legal thorn in Trump’s side, leading the charge that made him the first U.S. president branded a felon. Remember that case? James went after Trump and his organization, claiming they fudged business records to cozy up to lenders. The result: 34 felony counts, a $350 million fine, and Trump’s still fighting the conviction like it’s a cage match.

Now, James’ attorney, Abbe Lowell, is swinging back, and he’s not pulling punches. “These baseless and long-discredited allegations, put to rest by my April 24 letter to the Department of Justice, are suddenly back in the news just days after President Trump publicly attacked Attorney General James,” 

Lowell sneered. He’s calling this a political hit job, straight-up “retribution” from Trump, despite U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s promise to the Senate that the DOJ wouldn’t be weaponized. Lowell’s ready to throw down, saying, “If prosecutors are genuinely interested in the truth, we are prepared to meet false claims with facts.”

Lowell’s not done. He fired off a letter to Bondi, accusing Trump of turning the DOJ into his personal vengeance machine. “The stunning hypocrisy of President Trump’s complaint that the Justice Department had been ‘politicized’ and ‘weaponized’ against him is laid bare as he and others in his administration are now asking you to undertake the very same practice,” Lowell wrote, probably while sipping a coffee laced with righteous indignation. He’s got receipts, too, pointing to Trump’s public jabs at James and calls for revenge.

On the Virginia home fiasco, Lowell’s got an explanation, albeit a questionable one: James never meant to call it her primary residence. A power-of-attorney letter saying otherwise? Just a clerical oopsie, he claims, backed by other documents where James told her lender the truth. 

As for the Brooklyn property, Lowell says Pulte’s leaning on an outdated 2001 certificate of occupancy, ignoring updated records that list the place as a four-unit multifamily residence. Sounds like a paperwork food fight, but the stakes are high.

Here’s the kicker: James has been a ringleader among Democratic AGs suing to block Trump’s agenda since he kicked off his second term. So, is this investigation legit, or is it Trump settling scores with the woman who slapped him with a historic conviction? 

Either way, the DOJ’s wading into a swamp of accusations, counterclaims, and enough political bad blood to fill a miniseries. Grab the popcorn—this one’s gonna get uglier before it’s over.

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