Trump Asks Supreme Court to Remove Lisa Cook as Fed Governor

Lower courts recently ruled the president lacked legal authority to fire Cook.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Sept. 18 to grant an emergency order ousting Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, from her post.

President Donald Trump alleges that Cook committed mortgage fraud related to two properties she purchased before joining the Fed.