Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Sues Trump Over Firing

Cook said Trump had denied her due process and used the mortgage allegations as a pretext to attack the Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook attends the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's 2025 Jackson Hole economic symposium, "Labor Markets in Transition: Demographics, Productivity, and Macroeconomic Policy" in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Aug. 23, 2025. Jim Urquhart/Reuters

Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Lisa Cook has sued President Donald Trump in Washington, alleging that he denied her due process in his attempt to fire her.

According to the lawsuit, filed on Aug. 28, she is asking a federal court to order the Fed and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to not follow Trump’s decision.