The Guardian
Departure of Cook, first Black woman to sit on central bank’s board, would allow US president to put forward a replacementDonald Trump has moved to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over allegations she committed mortgage fraud, the latest escalation in the US president’s attack on the central bank’s independence.Trump wrote to Cook on Monday…
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Trump moves to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook after mortgage fraud allegation
Callum Jones in New York
09:23
Departure of Cook, first Black woman to sit on central bank’s board, would allow US president to put forward a replacementDonald Trump has moved to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over allegations she committed mortgage fraud, the latest escalation in the US president’s attack on the central bank’s independence.Trump wrote to Cook on
