Trump says he'll fire Fed's Cook if she doesn't quit
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President Donald Trump said Friday that he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she declines to resign after she was faced with allegations of mortgage fraud from his administration.
Trump administration officials have accused the Federal Reserve governor of mortgage fraud and called for her to resign.
Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has accused Fed governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud again. Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Friday, the Trump appointee posted what he described as “new evidence in the Cook matter” on his X account.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte (left) has alleged that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook of Michigan has committed mortgage fraud. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte suggested Thursday that his referral of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage fraud was part of a broader crackdown on the issue.
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Cryptopolitan on MSNTrump’s Bill Pulte claims Fed’s Lisa Cook will help expose Powell in fraud case
Bill Pulte, who runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency under President Donald Trump, confirmed Thursday that he filed a criminal referral against Federal
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte accused Cook of mortgage fraud this week, alleging she claimed two properties as her primary address.
Trump said he would “fire” Fed governor Lisa Cook if she doesn’t resign, a CSPAN video shows. Cook has been accused of mortgage fraud by Bill Pulte, a Trump appointee who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
The U.S. Justice Department plans to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with a top official informing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of the probe and encouraging him to remove her from the board,