US EditionFed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump after he moves to fire her
- On August 28, 2025, Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Governor, initiated legal action disputing President Trump’s authority to remove her from her position.
- Trump announced on August 25 that he would fire Cook, accusing her of deceitful conduct and citing mortgage fraud allegations from 2021, though Cook denies any wrongdoing.
- Cook, appointed in 2022 by President Biden, claims the law permits removal of a Fed governor only for cause, setting up a rare legal battle over Fed independence.
- The market showed a slight rise in the 30-year Treasury yield after Trump’s announcement, though investors generally remain calm amid concerns over the potential politicization of the Fed.
- The legal dispute could redefine presidential control over the Fed, with observers noting that a court ruling in Cook’s favor would limit White House influence on monetary policy.
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Can Trump fire Lisa Cook for cooking the books?
President’s Trump’s efforts to reign in the administrative state and prod the Federal Reserve to adopt more Trumpian policies took a dramatic turn when he ousted Dr. Lisa D. Cook, an alleged miscreant, from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors last week. The drama, and there’s always high drama in Trump World, unfolded after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte made a criminal referral to the U.S. Department of Justice based on…
Lawyers for Cook, DOJ trade blows at high-stakes clash over Fed firing | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday grilled lawyers for the Justice Department and Lisa Cook over President Donald Trump’s historic attempt to fire her from the Federal Reserve. The landmark case is almost certain to be kicked to the Supreme Court for review. Despite the high-stakes nature of the legal dispute, Friday’s hearing ended after more than two hours without clear resolution. U.S. …
Firing the best and the brightest
The dismissals of trailblazing Black women leaders like Lisa Cook (left) and Carla Hayden (right), along with attacks on Black-led cities and officials, is revealing a deliberate effort to undermine excellence, representation and equity, sending a dangerous message that no achievement by Black Americans is safe.
Bannon’s WarRoom, Show Clip Roundup 29 August 25 [AM] - Stephen K Bannon's War Room
MIKE DAVIS: Lisa Cook, One Of The Seven Fed Governors, Got Caught Committing Mortgage Fraud. Three Times. She Claimed Investment Properties Were “Primary Residences” To Get Lower Rates Steve Bannon and Mike Davis discussed the scandal surrounding Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, who is accused of multiple instances of mortgage fraud—falsely claiming investment properties as primary residences to secure lower rates. Davis argued that this is a…
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der Standard DEThe first black woman in this position sues her dismissal from the president – with good chances of success
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