Senate Democrats are warning that Trump’s move to install the FHFA director at the head of the nation’s top intel office could make it harder to pass an extension for Section 702 of FISA.
William Pulte, now the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is sworn in to his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
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If William Pulte's appointment is not rescinded, Senate Democrats say, it could sink an extension of FISA Section 702.
In his role atop the housing finance agency, Bill Pulte has used his access to mortgage records to refer some top Trump enemies…
The White House is being implored to step in and help Congress extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Pulte’s current role involves ensuring the soundness of the mortgage market, but he morphed into a megaphone who went after the…
The Republican president cited Pulte's work at the FHFA and his role as chair of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Pulte is the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
