Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday argued that the Supreme Court should reject President Donald Trump 's request that he be allowed to fire her pending the outcome of her lawsuit challenging her removal.

"The President's stay application asks this Court to act on an emergency basis to eviscerate the independence of the Federal Reserve Board," Cook's lawyers wrote in a new filing with the Supreme Court.

Trump has asked the Supreme Court to lift lower court orders that block him from firing Cook while her suit plays out.

The president said in late August that he was firing her because of allegations she committed mortgage fraud by claiming that two separate properties would be her primary residence. She denies those claims of wrongdoing, which relate to p

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