Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has sued President Trump, who had ordered her removal from office.

The suit was widely expected, because Cook had already said she would not resign and had questioned the president's authority to fire her.

In a social media post earlier this week, Trump said he was dismissing Cook in response to allegations from a Trump ally that she had made false statements on a mortgage application. It's Trump's latest attack on the Fed as he tries to pressure the central bank and Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates more quickly.

Cook's complaint, which was filed Thursday in federal court in Washington, D.C., is challenging the president's attempt to remove her from office. Her lawsuit argues that his rationale — that she made false statements on mortgage

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