Trump orders removal of Fed governor Cook over mortgage fraud claims
US president says Lisa Cook removed from position ‘effective immediately’.

By John Power
Published On 26 Aug 202526 Aug 2025
United President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook “effective immediately” amid claims she made false statements on her mortgage applications.
“Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, effective immediately,” Trump wrote in a letter posted on his Truth Social Platform.
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Source: Al Jazeera