Federal Reserve governor’s lawyer says Trump administration’s effort to fire her ‘lacks any factual or legal basis’
Lisa Cook to sue Trump over attempt to fire her
Lev Menand, a law professor at Columbia law school, said Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve chief Lisa Cook is a “procedurally invalid removal under the statute”.
Menand, who authored a book about the Fed’s actions during the coronavirus pandemic, also said for-cause firings are typically related to misconduct while in office, rather than based on private misconduct from before an official’s appointment.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/26/trump-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-news-updates-us-politics-live
Author : Lucy Campbell (now); Shrai Popat and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-08-26 16:40:00
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