Trump renews push to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Trump is once again threatening to fire Cook over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud after an earlier effort to remove Cook was struck down by the Supreme Court.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4371x2914+0+0/resize/4371x2914!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa1%2F6d%2F428587c5447492c5b319303a5d68%2Fgettyimages-2267403858.jpg' alt='President Trump has once again warned Fed Governor Lisa Cook that he wants to remove her from the central bank's governing board, over untested allegations of mortgage fraud. An earlier effort to fire Cook was blocked by the Supreme Court.'/><p>Trump is once again threatening to fire Cook over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud after an earlier effort to remove Cook was struck down by the Supreme Court.</p><p>(Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5925167' />