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President Donald Trump has established an investigative committee aimed at Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud. The committee includes high-ranking officials like the assistant to the president for economic policy and others who will conduct an in-person hearing in November. This move follows the Supreme Court's blocking of Trump’s previous attempt to fire Cook, which would have been unprecedented if successful. Cook maintains that any inaccuracies on her mortgage applications were unintentional errors rather than fraudulent actions, according to her legal team.
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President Donald Trump has established a new investigative committee aimed at looking into whether Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve board since 2021, made "false statements in connection with one or more mortgage instruments." This comes after Trump's previous attempt to fire Cook was thwarted by the Supreme Court. The committee includes the assistant to the president for economic policy, the chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the director of the Office of Government Ethics. It plans an in-person hearing scheduled for November where it will investigate allegations that Cook violated mortgage laws by listing two homes as her primary residence simultaneously before being nominated to the Federal Reserve board. Trump's memo stated his commitment to enforcing the law strictly, including dismissing those who cannot be trusted or comply with legal requirements.
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President Donald Trump has formed a committee to investigate Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud, an escalation after his previous effort to fire Cook was blocked by the Supreme Court.
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effort → form → Court
A White House memo said the group will look into whether Cook made “false statements in connection with one or more mortgage instruments” and will conduct an in-person hearing in November.
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Cook → say → November
Trump appointed the assistant to the president for economic policy, the chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the director of the Office of Government Ethics as members of the panel.
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Trump → appoint → panel
“As President, it is my job to ensure the laws are faithfully executed, including by firing subordinates who cannot be trusted to tell the truth and follow the law,” reads the memo, which was dated Wednesday.
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which → ensure → law
“The Committee may consult with appropriate personnel from executive departments and agencies, including the Department of Justice, to aid in its inquiry.”
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Committee → consult → inquiry
The Washington Examiner on Friday morning asked Cook’s attorneys for comment about the committee.
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Examiner → ask → committee
The clash between Trump and Cook began when Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte accused Cook of mortgage fraud, prompting Trump to fire her and the Justice Department to open an investigation into the allegations.
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Department → begin → allegations
Pulte, who oversees the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, sent a criminal referral to then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, claiming that Cook broke the law by listing two homes, one in Michigan and one in Georgia, concurrently as her primary residence months before she was nominated to the Fed board.
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she → oversee → board
The dismissal by Trump — if successful — would mark the first time in Fed history that a president has fired a member of the Fed board.
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president → mark → board
The effort has generated tremendous controversy.
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effort → generate → controversy
Cook defended herself in court, and the Supreme Court eventually ruled she could stay on the job.
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she → defend → job
But it also said that Trump didn’t provide Cook with the process to dispute the allegations and that her firing “will depend in part on the underlying facts.”
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firing → say → facts
Trump officials restarted the process of firing Cook through a more careful process.
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officials → restart → process
In an Aug. 5 letter, a White House official told Cook there was “sufficient reason to believe” she made false statements on mortgage applications and gave her a deadline to respond.
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she → tell → deadline
Cook’s lawyers, Abbe Lowell and Norm Eisen, framed the situation as an “inadvertent error” on Cook’s part, rather than fraud, according to the response to Trump’s threat.
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lawyers → frame → threat
“For the second time in a year, we have explained why there is no legal basis for President Trump to remove Governor Cook for cause,” they said.
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they → explain → cause
“An inadvertent error is not fraud, as the President and a third of his cabinet should know because they reportedly did the same thing.”
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they → know → thing
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