Supreme Court Seems Reluctant to Allow Trump’s Firing of Fed Governor

The Justice Department alleges that Lisa Cook engaged in the type of mortgage fraud that justifies her removal.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook looks on outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as Supreme Court justices consider President Donald Trump's effort to fire her, in Washington on Jan. 21, 2026. Nathan Howard/Reuters

The Supreme Court seemed reluctant on Jan. 21 to grant President Donald Trump’s request to fire Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook as litigation over the issue proceeds in lower courts.

The case, known as Trump v. Cook, arose out of the president’s attempt to halt a lower court order reinstating Cook after he fired her last year.