Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
- The Trump administration is proceeding with efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.
- The Supreme Court allowed Cook to remain in her position while she contests the termination.
- Cook is facing allegations of mortgage fraud, which she denies.
- The White House has given Cook until August 26 to challenge the potential removal.
- Cook's lawyer argues that her actions regarding her residences were not fraudulent.
The Trump administration is moving forward with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, two months after the Supreme Court allowed her to retain her job while she fights the president’s effort to terminate her over mortgage fraud allegations that she has denied.
The justices in a 5-4 decision in June said Cook, who was nominated to the Fed’s Board of Governors by President Joe Biden, could remain in her post at least as long as her lawsuit challenging her firing goes on. The Trump administration is appealing a lower-court ruling in Cook’s favor.
In a letter this week, White House aide Dan Scavino informed Cook that Trump was “considering removing you from your position” but cited the Supreme Court’s requirement of proper notice, giving her until August 26 to challenge it. The attempt to fire Cook is based on allegations of mortgage fraud made by Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Cook has defended herself against these allegations, stating that the president is attempting to oust her due to her refusal to yield to political pressure. Her lawyer argued that her declarations regarding her residences were accurate and did not reflect an intent to defraud.
特朗普政府推进解雇联邦储备委员会理事丽莎·库克的努力
特朗普政府正在推进解雇联邦储备委员会理事丽莎·库克的努力，此前最高法院允许她在与总统关于解雇的抵押贷款欺诈指控作斗争时继续留任。
最高法院在六月的5-4裁决中表示，库克可以在她的诉讼进行期间继续担任职务。特朗普政府正在对库克有利的下级法院裁决提出上诉。
本周，白宫助手丹·斯卡维诺在一封信中告知库克，特朗普“正在考虑解除你的职务”，但引用了最高法院的要求，给予她直到8月26日的时间来挑战这一决定。解雇库克的尝试基于联邦住房金融局局长比尔·普尔特对她的抵押贷款欺诈指控。
库克对这些指控进行了辩护，表示总统试图解雇她是因为她拒绝屈服于政治压力。她的律师辩称，她对住所的声明是准确的，并未反映出欺诈的意图。