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2025-09-17 19:38:47
[Bessant had listed two properties as "primary residences" at the same time, the same reason as Cook's dismissal] Mortgage documents show that U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessant had agreed to list two different properties as his "primary residence" at the same time - this contradictory promise is exactly the same as the reason Trump cited when he tried to dismiss Federal Reserve Board Governor Cook. But mortgage experts say there is no indication that he has engaged in any wrongdoing. On the contrary, his case shows that inconsistencies in home loan documents do not necessarily prove fraud. Bessant's lawyer, Alex Spiro, said that because he had not studied Cook's specific situation in detail, he could not comment on the similarities and differences in the two people's situations.
