The DOJ has opened an inquiry into Lisa Cook, investigating allegations of mortgage fraud. The irony is striking, she’s now being investigated for the similar type of financial misrepresentation that Donald Trump was already found liable for: inflating or misstating real estate information to gain favorable treatment.
When you look at the two cases side by side, there are similarities but also important differences. Trump was found liable in New York for systematically inflating the values of marquee properties like Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago, and multiple golf courses. Those exaggerations added up to billions of dollars on paper, and at one point he faced a civil penalty of more than $500 million, along with corporate bans and loan restrictions. Cook, by contrast, is under investigation for allegedly misrepresenting her primary residence on mortgage applications to secure better loan terms. If proven, her actions would be far smaller in scale.
But Trump’s case isn’t over. While an appeals court recently struck down his half-billion-dollar penalty, New York Attorney General Letitia James has already filed an appeal to reinstate the fine. The fraud finding against Trump still stands, and sanctions remain in place. If he’s going to point fingers at others for comparatively minor allegations, there’s no reason he should escape accountability himself. No one is above the law.
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