特朗普政府向美联储理事丽莎·库克发出罢免通知，指控她在2023年任职前存在抵押贷款欺诈行为，涉及虚假陈述抵押协议[1]。库克的任期原定2038年结束，已累计14年[1]。
库克方面否认指控，其律师表示这些控罪"毫无根据，现在和一年前一样"[1]，并已采取法律行动应诉[1]。库克声称相关指控源于文件笔误[1]。
这一举动引发对美联储独立性的关注[1]。特朗普与美联储主席沃什保持沟通，特朗普称二人"有过一次简短对话"[1]。目前美联储政策利率在上月会议上维持不变[1]，通胀率持续高于美联储2%的目标，已超过五年[1]。
President Trump is attempting to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, accusing her of mortgage fraud committed before she took office in 2023 [1]. The White House has notified Cook that her removal is being considered based on allegations that she made false statements regarding a mortgage agreement [1]. Cook's legal team has disputed the charges as "without merit, now and a year ago," characterizing the discrepancies as documentation errors and has filed legal action in response [1].
The move has raised concerns about the independence of the Federal Reserve, particularly given Trump's frequent communications with Federal Reserve Chair Wosh [1]. Trump stated he had "a brief conversation" with Wosh [1]. Cook's term as governor is scheduled to conclude in 2038 after a 14-year tenure [1]. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has maintained its policy interest rate at recent meetings and has not provided forward guidance on future rate decisions [1]. Inflation continues to remain above the Fed's 2 percent target, having exceeded this threshold for more than five years [1].