In letter to Bondi, Fed’s Lisa Cook says mortgage fraud allegations against her are ‘baseless’ Politics Nov 17, 2025 4:28 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday, lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook disputed allegations by a Trump administration official that she committed mortgage fraud.

President Donald Trump used the accusation as a basis to seek her firing, the first time a president has sought to remove a Fed governor in the central bank’s 112-year history.

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The letter is the first response by Cook to

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