It does bring up lots of questions.
He is a member of Congress from California.
The state of his legal domicile is California.
So based on that, how can he claim?His primary residence is in Maryland?
As I understand the issue, the issue was getting favorable mortgage terms based on this Maryland house being his primary residence.
But if his legal residence is California, as it must be for him to be a member of Congress from that state, by definition, it’s impossible for property he owns somewhere else to be his primary residence.
Primary residence gets lower rate mortgage as it has lowest default rate.
Investment or vacation property more likely to be jettisoned if there’s. Recession.
So lying save him (and James) money.
He likely claimed California as his residence to run for office. This contradicts that. So it’s mortgage fraud or election fraud.
These are easy cases usually resulting in plea deals.
No one is above the law.