Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook sued last month saying Donald Trump’s claim she engaged in mortgage fraud before she joined the central bank didn't give him legal authority to remove her.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday moved quickly to appeal a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking Trump from taking the unprecedented step of firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief notice that it was appealing the ruling from late Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, who said Trump’s claims that Cook committed mortgage fraud prior to taking office were likely not sufficient grounds for her removal.

Trump moved to fire Cook in late August, but the Fed has said she remains in her position. C

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