Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has urged the US Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump's attempt to fire her, telling the justices the Republican president's unprecedented move would destroy the central bank's independence and disrupt financial markets.

Lawyers for Cook filed a written response opposing the Justice Department's September 18 emergency request to lift a federal judge's order that blocked Trump from immediately removing Cook, an appointee of Democratic former President Joe Biden, while her legal challenge continues.

Granting Trump's request, her lawyers told the Supreme Court, "would eviscerate the Federal Reserve's longstanding independence, upend financial markets and create a blueprint for future presidents to direct monetary policy based on their political agendas and

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