Cook Blasts Trump’s ‘Cut-and-Paste’ Mortgage Fraud Claims

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s lawyer blasted President Donald Trump’s move to oust her as being based on nothing more than “cut-and-paste” allegations of mortgage fraud made in social media posts.

In a flurry of court filings Tuesday, Cook’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, doubled down on arguments he presented at a hearing last week, saying Trump lacked valid grounds to fire Cook “for cause,” a key issue in the lawsuit challenging her dismissal. Cook “did not ever commit mortgage fraud,” Lowell said.