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Trump Renews Push to Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook After Court Setback
A second attempt to push out a sitting Federal Reserve governor is testing how far a president can reach into America's central bank, months after the Supreme Court already blocked the first try.
14 yearsStandard term length for a Federal Reserve governor
The facts
- 1President Trump is again pushing to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, months after the Supreme Court blocked an earlier attempt to fire her.
- 2Trump accuses Cook of mortgage fraud, but no formal charges or court findings have confirmed the allegation, according to NPR.
- 3Federal law lets a president remove a Fed governor only 'for cause,' a legal standard the Supreme Court has already weighed in this case.
- 4The renewed effort revives questions about whether the White House can pressure the central bank outside normal legal channels.
- 5Economists and Fed officials warn that weakening the bank's independence could shake investor trust in US interest-rate decisions.
Why it matters
If a president can remove Fed governors without proven cause, it could undermine the central bank's independence, a safeguard investors and businesses rely on for stable monetary policy.
Sources
- NPR
- Federal Reserve
- Supreme Court of the United States
