Trump names William Pulte as acting intelligence head

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Source: The Hill

President Trump named William Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to serve as the acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

In tapping Pulte, Trump turns to an ally who has been behind referring several of his foes for prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud. Pulte would replace Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month.

“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, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago. During this period, he will remain Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac. Congratulations to Director Pulte!” Trump wrote on his social media site.



Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5905332-pulte-federal-housing-chief/

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Edited to add a mia culpa. I confused this Bill Pulte with the horrors in homebuilding his grandfather did in Tucson. Thank you to maxsolomon for correcting the error below. Since the Pulte family made gobs of money selling sub par homes with sub prime mortgages to very marginal buyers, I will estimate that the Bill Pulte who is in Trump's regime certainly benefited from the fortunes made by scamming buyers. That money buys influence and influence along with kissing Trump's ass probably earned this edition of Bill Pulte some power and money. Let's hope like others in Trump's orbit, this will cost Bill Pulte the Current a lot more than he bargained for.

Another nomination for an extremely sensitive and important post that defies logic and common sense.

From linked article:

It’s an unusual selection for several reasons. Pulte, who previously owned a construction company and private equity firm, has no high-level national security experience.

Yeah, construction company owner whose homes in the Tucson area left buyers of brand new homes in peril due to shoddy construction resulting in home buyers with massive headaches due to many issues, one of which if I recall correctly, was foundations cracking which caused various issues with the stability of walls.

And he helped Trump find ways to go after his enemies by suggesting investigations into mortgage fraud. Maybe if Blanch keeps getting egg on his face in courts, Trump will consider Pulte for Acting AG too?