WASHINGTON —

President Donald Trump is attempting to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, accusing her of mortgage fraud, in a move that has sparked a legal battle over presidential authority.

Cook, one of seven individuals responsible for setting the nation's interest rates, is accused by the administration of filing two mortgage applications weeks apart, listing different homes in Michigan and Georgia as her primary residence. Trump posted a letter on social media claiming there is "sufficient evidence" to fire her. Latest Forecast

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“She seems to have had an infraction, and she can't have an infraction. Especially that infraction because she is in charge of, if you think about it, mortgages. We ne

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