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Trump renews push to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook amid independence battle

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President Donald Trump is renewing his efforts to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position, despite a previous legal setback from the Supreme Court. The White House has sent Cook a letter indicating she is being considered for removal and demanding a response to mortgage fraud allegations within three weeks. Cook's lawyer has vehemently denied these allegations, calling them baseless and a pretext to interfere with the independence of the Federal Reserve. AI

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Trump renews push to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook amid independence battle

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Trump renews effort to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook despite Supreme Court ruling

    US President ⁠Donald Trump is renewing his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, keeping alive his assault on the central bank’s independence even after the US Supreme Court in June dealt him a significant setback in his bid to remove her earlier this year, according…

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Eric Tucker, Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press ·

    Trump tries again to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook after narrow Supreme Court decision, renewing battle over central bank independence

    “No matter what President Trump tries to do next, this much is clear under the facts and Supreme Court precedent — there is no valid cause for removing Governor Cook."

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