Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, throughout a Fed Listens occasion in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 22, 2024.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to stay in her submit pending oral arguments in January on whether or not President Donald Trump has authorized trigger to fireplace her.
The courtroom’s transfer is a blow to Trump, who has repeatedly and unsuccessfully requested federal courts to permit him to terminate Cook from the Fed’s Board of Governors immediately.
Trump has cited claims that Cook dedicated mortgage fraud as his purpose for firing her. Cook denies any wrongdoing in reference to statements she made in making use of for mortgages on two properties she owns in Michigan and Georgia.
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