President has authority to fire Lisa Cook

Last Monday, President Donald Trump moved to fire Lisa Cook, a Bidennominated member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. He moved to fire Cook for “cause.” According to William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Cook allegedly committed mortgage fraud by lying about her principal place of residence for purposes of securing more favorable interest rates -- and ...

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