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Trump Asserts Expansive Power to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook

30 August 2025 at 02:22
Lawyers for the administration told a court it should be “highly deferential” to the president when it comes to firing a Federal Reserve governor “for cause.”

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The Justice Department said President Trump had sufficient cause to dismiss Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, over allegations that she had engaged in mortgage fraud, even though she has not been charged with any wrongdoing.
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