Trump Forms White House Committee to Investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook
President Trump has set up a committee to investigate statements made by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a step that could feed into efforts to remove her from the central bank's board.
Key Facts
- —Trump has appointed a committee to investigate statements made by Fed Governor Lisa Cook
- —The inquiry will be held at the White House
- —The specific statements under review were not detailed in the announcement
- —Cook has not resigned from the Fed's Board of Governors
- —The committee's full membership and timeline for findings were not specified
- —The Federal Reserve has not issued a detailed public response
President Donald Trump has appointed a committee to investigate statements made by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The inquiry will be held at the White House, and its findings could factor into a broader push to remove Cook from her position.
Cook sits on the Fed's Board of Governors and has faced scrutiny from the administration over statements she has made. The specific statements under review were not detailed in the announcement establishing the committee.
The committee's creation does not by itself remove Cook or strip her of her duties. It instead sets up a process through which the administration can examine her conduct and statements. Neither the committee's full membership nor a timeline for its findings was specified in the initial announcement.
Cook has not resigned. The Federal Reserve itself has not issued a detailed public response to the formation of the committee.
Federal Reserve governors serve fixed terms and, by law, can only be removed by the president for cause. Any attempt to remove Cook outright would raise questions about the scope of that standard, though how the committee's work might relate to such a step remains unclear based on what has been announced so far.
References
- 1.Reuters — reports on the formation of the White House committee to investigate Cook
- 2.Associated Press — reports on Trump's establishment of the investigative committee
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