Supreme Court Says President Trump Cannot Fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook – Trump Responds
The US Supreme Court on Monday said President Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The high court, in a 5-4 vote ruled that Trump cannot remove Cook. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion. “To accept any of those arguments would in effect transform the Federal Reserve’s for-cause protection into at-will employment,” Roberts wrote. Justice Thomas dissented. Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit against President Trump,