# Can Trump’s New Bid to Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook Succeed? What to Know

https://mins.news/en/item/93874

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-09 21:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-09/can-trump-fire-fed-governor-lisa-cook?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac95ce48f1582000191ad55

> President Donald Trump has spent more than a year seeking to push Federal Reserve governors out and gain greater influence over central bank policy. In early October, the White House renewed the effort by forming a committee to investigate mortgage-fraud allegations against Lisa Cook. Trump said in a memo that Cook must appear at a Nov. 5 White House hearing to defend herself.

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