Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell declined Wednesday to comment on the ongoing legal battle between Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and the Trump administration over her role at the central bank. "I see it as a court case that it would be inappropriate for me to comment on," Powell said when asked at the conclusion of the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The Federal Reserve has previously acknowledged the potential legal feud and wrote in an Aug. 26 statement that the Fed will " ...

事件背景 - 特朗普总统对联邦法官阻止其解雇美联储理事丽莎·库克的命令提出上诉 可能最终诉至最高法院 [1] - 库克于8月28日起诉特朗普 指控其解雇行为违法并破坏美联储独立性 被告包括特朗普 美联储理事会及主席鲍威尔 [9] 法律争议焦点 - 地区法院法官Cobb裁定解雇可能违反《联邦储备法》 该法不允许随意解雇 解雇理由应仅限于理事在职行为及是否有效履行法定职责 [5][7] - 法官认为特朗普可能侵犯库克的正当程序权利 且联邦储备法规不涉及理事就职前行为 [7] 指控内容 - 白宫声明称解雇原因是库克存在"抵押贷款欺诈的可靠指控" 涉及其担任美联储理事前在2021年及更早时期的三笔抵押贷款 [2][10] - 司法部于9月4日对库克涉嫌抵押贷款申请欺诈展开刑事调查 可能影响其留任 [11] 各方立场 - 白宫表示将"继续恢复美联储的责任制和公众信任" [4] - 库克律师于9月2日提交文件坚决否认其"从未实施抵押贷款欺诈" [11] - 美联储拒绝对事件发表评论 [5]