President Donald Trump on Friday morning asked a judge in a court filing to deny a request by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook to issue an order barring Trump from firing her as her lawsuit challenging her removal plays out in court.
The Fed, in a separate court filing, said it would make no arguments on the merits of Cook’s request to temporarily block her termination by Trump.
But the central bank also asked Judge Jia Cobb to issue a “prompt ruling” to resolve the dispute.
The filings were made approximately two hours before a scheduled hearing in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Cook’s request for a temporary restraining order to prevent her removal.
Trump says he wants to fire Cook because of allegations by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte that she committed mortgage fraud in connection with documents she signed related to two residential properties, in Atlanta and Ann Arbor, Michigan, before she joined the Fed.
