A top Justice Department official on Thursday called for the head of the Federal Reserve to remove an official from its board, the day after President Donald Trump also demanded action over allegations of mortgage fraud.

The Trump administration is attempting to oust another Federal Reserve official, and the attack is being led by a familiar figure: top housing regulator Bill Pulte. The big picture: Pulte accused Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud,

The accusation seems almost tailor-made for pleasing Trump by tapping into two of the president’s biggest grievances.

President Trump has been using the bully pulpit of his presidency to go after the Federal Reserve with a vengeance, and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) chief William Pulte has acted as his megaphone-in-chief throughout his pressure campaign.

On Wednesday, August 20, President Donald Trump and his administration called for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign from her position after Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA),

Department of Justice Special Attorney Ed Martin was spotted in Brooklyn Friday inspecting Tish James’ multi-family residential property that is at the center of a federal mortgage fraud investigation.