President Donald Trump said he would fire a governor of the Federal Reserve if she refused to resign over mortgage fraud allegations.
Governor Lisa Cook is under investigation by the Department of Justice after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte released documents substantiating the claims.
'When someone commits mortgage fraud, they undermine the faith and integrity of our System. It does not matter who you are — no one is above the law.'
On Friday, Trump told a reporter that he would take action if Cook did not resign.
"Yeah, I'll fire her if she doesn't resign. What she did was bad," the president said . "So I'll fire her if she doesn't resign."
Pulte posted documents that allegedly show that Cook took a loan on her home in Michigan and declared it her primary resi