Trump Revives Bid to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
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- Trump has resumed his effort to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, two months after the Supreme Court blocked his previous attempt to remove her.
- Trump's stated objective is to stack the central bank's board with more allies, per the source, framing the Cook removal as one piece of a broader Fed personnel strategy.
Why it matters: The Supreme Court already blocked this removal once, so the legal basis hasn't changed — Trump's second attempt hits the same constitutional hurdle. The source explicitly states the goal is stacking the Fed board with allies, meaning the Cook fight is really about central bank independence, not a single personnel dispute.
