Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Attorneys for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook denied claims of wrongdoing made by the Trump administration as she seeks to block President Donald Trump's efforts to fire her.
In a civil action filed Tuesday, Cook's attorney, Abe Lowell, denied claims made by U.S. Director of Federal Housing Bill Pulte that she committed mortgage fraud, which Trump presented as the reason for her firing, are untrue.
"Governor Cook did not ever commit mortgage fraud," her attorneys wrote.
The action seeks to follow up on a suggestion made Friday by the courts to use a fast-tracked review to rule on the key issues of Cook's case, which would cut through more routine routes and timelines.
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