Trump’s new attempt to seize control of the Federal Reserve, explained

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, and target of President Donald Trump’s ire, Lisa Cook. | David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Less than two months after the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors — a move that would have allowed him to seize control over the nation’s central bank if it had succeeded — Trump is once again trying to fire the very same member. Earlier this month, Trump sent a letter to Lisa Cook, a Joe Biden appointee to the Federal Reserve, demanding that she respond to e...

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