4d ago

Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to block her firing

www.cnbc.com

Judge in Lisa Cook case sets Friday hearing on Trump effort to fire Fed governor

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook sued to challenge her removal by President Donald Trump.
Trump said Monday that he was firing Cook because of allegations that she committed mortgage fraud.
Critics say that the move undermines the independence of the Fed, which sets key interest rates that affect mortgage rates and other debt rates.

I'll note that the Supreme Court previously required that all firings of federal reserve officials by the President be for cause. So he had one of his henchmen cook up allegations, but couldn't get an indictment for them, and wants to fire her over them just because.

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Choose one:
Economy is doing great and interest rates need to remain high.
Economy is not doing great or is in danger of doing worse and interest rates need to drop.
- There is a third option!
  Economy isn't doing great and facing inflationary pressure due to tariffs and trade wars, force rates to lower for a short boost only to cause more inflation and weakening dollar!
  
  Isn't that a subset of bullet 2?
Make no mistake, this is a dress rehearsal for firing Powell. Trump is testing what he can do with the "for cause" language. If the Supreme Court is deferential, and willing to accept a broad definition of "for cause" and defer to the president to determine exactly what "cause" is sufficient to justify firing a Fed governor, you can 100% assume that firing Powell for "cause" relating to his remodel of the Fed buildings. In addition, if this firing sticks, Trump will end up with 4 of 7 Board of Governors appointees.
- If this firing sticks there is no need to fire Powell, he'll likely not be reappointed next May.
  
  His term as Fed Chair ends in May 2026. He'll still be a voting governor when his chairmanship ends.
TRUMP SHOULD BE ARRESTED

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