President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to allow him to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, setting the stage for a key decision regarding the president’s authority over the central bank.
Trump filed a petition to the Supreme Court’s emergency docket on Thursday, asking the high court to decide whether he has the authority to fire Cook for cause. If he succeeds, he will become the first president to fire a Fed governor.
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