Attempted removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

Date

Aug 25, 2025

Kind

Independent agency

Legal outcome

Blocked before taking effect

Source

cnbc.com ↗

Agency or court

Federal Reserve Board

What happened

Trump moved to remove Cook over unproven mortgage-fraud allegations predating her nomination — without precedent in the Fed's 112-year history. On 2026-06-29 the Supreme Court ruled 5-4, Roberts writing, that she stays while the case proceeds, holding Trump had not met due-process requirements for dismissing a governor by social-media post. The White House has since restarted the process formally.

Publisher

CNBC

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