Judge blocks Trump effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : " The move to fire Cook was a significant escalation of the president's battle against the Fed, which has generally been shielded from political influence for decades.
47% : "We'll have a majority very shortly," Trump said during a recent Cabinet meeting.
40% : In addition to a barrage of attacks, Trump and his allies have blasted the Fed for its management of a $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC, which has grown more costly over the years.
31% : " "President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally redefine 'cause' - completely unmoored to caselaw, history, and tradition - and conclude, without evidence, that he has found it," Cook's attorneys wrote.
31% : For months, Trump has unleashed an intense pressure campaign against the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, arguing that his tariff policy will not push up inflation.
25% : " Trump has attempted to fire Cook for cause, citing allegations of mortgage fraud, which the Justice Department is now investigating.
20% : "President Trump has not identified anything related to Cook's conduct or job performance as a Board member that would indicate that she is harming the Board or the public interest by executing her duties unfaithfully or ineffectively," Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, wrote, as she granted Cook's request to stop the attempted firing.
19% : Trump has blamed the Fed for taking too long to lower interest rates.
15% : The decision comes just weeks month after Trump said he fired Cook -- the first Fed governor ever to be fired by the president.
10% : During the spring, Trump frequently threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

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