“We Haven’t Heard Her Say She Didn’t Do It”: Bessent Burns Cook Over Mortgage Fraud Fiasco

On Monday, President Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook – after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte asked the DOJ to investigate her for suspected mortgage fraud. Pulte has been dropping receipts for over a week showing that Cook claimed two properties as her ‘primary’ residence – allowing her to benefit by double-dipping on tax and mortgage advantages. 

Cook, an ‘autopen-appointed’ (we assume) DEI hire who was overwhelmingly unqualified for the job, and ‘wholeheartedly’ supported the Fed’s decision to help former President Biden by dropping interest rates in the home stretch of the 2024 election (with inflation soaring), has yet to actually deny the allegations – which Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pointed out today during an appearance on Fox Business. 

“She keeps saying Trump doesn’t have the authority to fire her, but we haven’t heard her say that she didn’t do it,” he told host Maria Bartiromo – calling for Cook to be investigated and prosecuted if true. 

🚨 JUST NOW: Treasury Secretary Scott Besset calls for the prosecution of Fed Governor Lisa Cook

“She keeps saying Trump doesn’t have the authority to fire her, but we haven’t heard her say that she didn’t do it.” pic.twitter.com/HnLFuPSsU8

— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) August 27, 2025

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Meanwhile, White House top economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Wednesday that Cook should go on leave while her status is litigated.

“If I were her, in her circumstance, I would take leave right now,” said Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, adding that it would be the “honorable thing to do.” 

Meanwhile, the talking points have gone out…

The NPCs are doing the script thing again. pic.twitter.com/Lpp81zxBKi

— Bad Hombre (@joma_gc) August 27, 2025

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) – who committed fraud masquerading as a Native American to reap manifold benefits, took to CNBC to insist that Cook’s alleged mortgage fraud doesn’t matter because it wasn’t ‘related to her job’ – and therefore not ‘for cause.’

“What I care most about is that we follow the law here and the law is pretty clear that firing for cause means job related… like someone who has been inefficient or someone who’s been corrupt in doing the job,” Warren said. 

We’d show you the clip, but nobody thought Warren’s comments warren-ted clipping and sharing. That said, we should point out that Warren demanded an investigation into Dallas Fed President Kaplan’s “ethically questionable” stock trades. 

Last night Warren appeared on CNN to criticize Bill Pulte for exposing the fraud!

Pocahontas is crusading against @pulte. After melting down on MSNBC, she ran to CNN and used the same script.

Why doesn’t Warren want blatant fraud exposed? Especially by someone working at the Federal Reserve?

Weird, I think this reaction warrants a closer look into her past. https://t.co/RSYGS8ymSA pic.twitter.com/A7dS8EHQap

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) August 27, 2025

And of course, Cook is a ‘special case’ when it comes to Fed officials exiting stage right amid financial fuckery…

2021: Dallas Fed president Kaplan busted for suspicious stock trades, resigns

2021: Boston Fed president Rosengren busted for suspicious stock trades, resigns

2022: Fed vice chair Richard Clarida busted for suspicious trades, resigns

2025: Lisa Cook vows to stay on

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 26, 2025

And while the Fed claims to be ‘apolitical,’ in 2020 Cook said that Donald Trump was “definitely a fascist.” 

Flashback: Fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said in 2020 that Donald Trump was “definitely a fascist.”

This is who was in charge of our nation’s monetary policypic.twitter.com/iWawkhF31d

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 26, 2025

So it appears Cook will continue to dig in. It’ll be interesting when ‘indicted pre-trial Cook’ insists on remaining in her role until the very last possible second.