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Bessent Made Contradictory Mortgage Pledges Similar to Cook, Documents Show

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September 17, 2025

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Bloomberg has learned that mortgage documents show Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once claimed two homes as his "primary residence" at the same time in 2007. President Donald Trump is trying to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for making similar contradictory mortgage pledges. A lawyer for Bessent says there was nothing improper about Bessent's loan applications. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall reports.

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