Lawyer for Fed's Cook denounces Trump's latest attempt to remove her
Cook’s lawyer said a White House hearing would be unfair and that the governor could not attend before the Fed’s December policy meeting.
- On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook challenged President Donald Trump's latest attempt to remove her from office, with her lawyer Abbe Lowell questioning the objectivity of the White House probe into alleged mortgage fraud.
- President Trump first attempted to remove Cook last year, but the Supreme Court held earlier this year that he failed to provide sufficient notice or opportunity to defend herself, prompting the current White House committee process.
- Lowell wrote that Cook cannot attend the November 5 hearing while executing official duties in Europe, requesting that any proceedings occur after the Federal Reserve's December 8-9 policy meeting to allow preparation time.
- In his letter, Lowell expressed skepticism regarding the committee's objectivity, noting that member Kevin Hassett, Trump's chief economic adviser, has already publicly insinuated the president has "cause" to fire Governor Cook.
- Governor Cook has denied the mortgage fraud allegations, characterizing the investigation as a pretext to remove her from office and allow the president to reshape the Federal Reserve, according to legal filings.
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Cook will perform official functions at meetings on financial and monetary policy in Europe on November 5, the proposed date for a face-to-face hearing that represents Trump's renewed attempt to remove him from the US central bank. "As a result, he cannot attend any hearing on that date," his lawyer Abbe Lowell said in a letter to the White House. The earliest date on which a hearing could be held, he said, will be after the Fed's monetary polic…
The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Lisa Cook, whom Donald Trump has tried to revoke, will not be able to attend the hearing set by the president at the White House on November 5, according to a letter from his lawyer consulted Tuesday by the AFP. ...
The U.S. president had tried to dismiss Lisa Cook from a simple message, before being retaliated by the Supreme Court that requires an adversarial process. Donald Trump then fixed a hearing on 5 November, when the governor will follow for the Fed "meetings on financial and monetary policy in Europe", defends her lawyerNew failure to evict Lisa Cook. The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), whom Donald Trump tried to revoke, will not be able t…
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