Trump administration asks supreme court to allow firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook
by Callum Jones in New York from World news | The Guardian on (#704JX)
Trump's officials request an emergency order to remove Cook from the Fed's board of governors
The Trump administration has asked the supreme court to allow it to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, as it continues its extraordinary attack on the central bank's independence.
In a filing on Thursday, Donald Trump's officials requested an emergency order to remove Cook from the Fed's board of governors, after an appeals court refused to go along with efforts to oust her.
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