Trump launches probe into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

Trump began efforts to remove Cook as one of the governors on the US Fed Reserve Board in 2025 and litigation on the matter is still on.Published On 9 Oct 20269 Oct 2026United States President Donald Trump has announced a committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and whether alleged false statements on mortgage documents constitute grounds for her removal under federal law.The White House announced the new committee on Wednesday, but published the notice on its website on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US Supreme Court hands Trump 3-1 defeat in key rulings: What we knowlist 2 of 4Despite marquee losses, Supreme Court term grows Trump’s presidential powerlist 3 of 4Donald Trump renews effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cooklist 4 of 4Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook denounces Trump’s mortgage fraud claimsend of listThe three-member committee, which will be tasked with reviewing evidence and reporting to the president on whether he has sufficient cause to remove her, will include the assistant to the president for economic policy, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the director of the Office of Government E...