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Sen. Brown Charges Hood Comments Supporting Trump Risk NCUA Independence

The Senator wants to know who conceived of the video, and whether federal ethics officials or other members of the NCUA board were consulted before it was filmed.

The entrance to the office of Sen. Sherrod Brown in Washington, D.C. The entrance to the office of Sen. Sherrod Brown in Washington, D.C. (Source: Shutterstock)

NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood risked the independence of the agency by making strongly partisan public comments supporting President Trump, Senate Banking ranking Democrat Sherrod Brown of Ohio charged Wednesday.

“As Chairman of the NCUA Board, you are responsible for representing the Board and the National Credit Union Administration in its official relations with other branches of Government, not the White House, the Trump Administration, or any political campaign,” Brown said, in a letter to Hood on Wednesday.

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