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What is the significance of Trump's effort to remove the Fed's Lisa Cook?
Fox Business·2025-10-02 21:41

President Donald Trump's effort to remove a member of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors comes amid his push to reshape the composition of the central bank's panel that makes interest rate decisions. Trump attempted to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for cause this summer, accusing her of mortgage fraud and marking the first time a president has ever attempted to remove a Fed governor from office in the central bank's 112-year history. Cook has denied wrongdoing and filed suit to block her firing, with th ...