Government said Cook’s legal arguments for why she should stay in the job were meritless. She has been accused of mortgage fraud.

Trump administration wants Lisa Cook to be removed from the Fed Reserve board by Monday, ahead of interest rate meet.

The government filed an emergency request after a lower court prevented the president from firing Ms. Cook as the case proceeds.

Government said Cook’s legal arguments for why she should stay in the job were meritless. She has been accused of mortgage fraud.

Trump's attorneys wanted a lower-court ruling, which temporarily barred Cook's firing, stayed ahead of the Fed's upcoming meeting on interest rates.

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.