Lisa Cook

(Newser) - Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook plans to fight back against President Trump by borrowing one of his favorite tactics: a lawsuit. Trump's attempt to fire Cook, which he announced on Monday , "lacks any factual or legal basis," said her attorney, Abbe Lowell, reports CNN . "We will...

(Newser) - Let the legal fight begin: After President Trump informed Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook on Monday night that he was firing her , Cook has responded by saying she's not going anywhere.

• "President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and

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(Newser) - President Trump announced late Monday that he's ousting Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing allegations that she misrepresented her primary residence on mortgage paperwork. The claims, raised by Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte, center on Cook's 2021 mortgage applications for homes in Michigan and Atlanta—...