The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow the president to immediately fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook .

In a court filing, Solicitor General D. John Sauer said that a judge's ruling that blocked the firing constituted "improper judicial interference."

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President Donald Trump has made it clear his intention to reshape the Federal Reserve despite its traditional independent status.

Trump has invoked a provision that allows Federal Reserve board members to be removed "for cause," citing allegations of mortgage fraud against Cook brought by one of Trump's political appointees, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. Cook has not been charged with any crime and

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