On August 25, 2025, Ms. Lisa Cook was informed by letter that she had been removed, a gentle word for fired, from her position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, effective immediately.
The letter from President Trump read, in part:
“The Federal Reserve Act provides that you may be removed, at my discretion, for cause. See 12 USC 242. I have…
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