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US President Trump Urges Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to Resign
Wednesday, 20 August 2025 21:58 WIB | FISCAL & MONETARY |Fiskal & Moneter

In a post published on Truth Social on Wednesday (August 20th), US President Donald Trump urged Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, linking to a Bloomberg article titled "Trump Allies Urge Bondi to Investigate Fed's Cook Over Mortgages."

"The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHA) is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over two mortgages. This is the latest in a series of steps by the Trump administration to increase legal scrutiny of Democratic figures and officials." (alg)

Source: FXstreet

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