Trump officials puts Fema staffers on leave for signing open letter criticizing administration – as it happened

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Lev Menand, a law professor at Columbia law school, said Donald Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve chief Lisa Cook is a procedurally invalid removal under the statute".

Menand, who authored a book about the Fed's actions during the coronavirus pandemic, also said for-cause firings are typically related to misconduct while in office, rather than based on private misconduct from before an official's appointment.