WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president’s attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that could significantly reshape the Fed’s longstanding political independence.

The lawsuit seeks an injunction to block her firing and “confirm her status” as a member of the Fed's governing board.

If the courts uphold Trump's firing of Cook, it would significantly increase the president's control over one of the few remaining independent agencies in Washington. Most observers expect the case to end up at the Supreme Court.

No president has sought to fire a Fed governor in the institution’s 112-year history until Trump posted a letter on media late Monday saying that Cook was fired . Trump said the r

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