Did something happen to set trump off or is this just more of Don being Don?

[berg80]

Democrats care more about what Trump says than what he does.

Republicans care more about what he does than what he says.

In this case I care more about proving malfeasance before he removes a Fed governor.

President Trump’s attempt to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a grab for power in defiance of the nation’s laws, and if it succeeds, it will be to the detriment of the nation’s interests.

When Congress created the Fed in 1913, it gave the president the power to appoint the central bank’s governors, but it did not grant the power to remove them at will. Mr. Trump does not appear to regard that law as a binding constraint. He has made clear that he wants to replace the Fed’s leaders because they have resisted his demands to lower interest rates. In pursuit of this goal, he now says he is firing Ms. Cook because of “potentially criminal” behavior.

The law does allow the president to remove Fed governors “for cause,” and Mr. Trump has not presented any evidence of wrongdoing by Ms. Cook, an economist whom President Joe Biden appointed to the job three years ago. Mr. Trump has asserted that she “may have made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements.” We have two words for the president: Prove it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/opinion/politics/trump-fed-independence-lisa-cook.html

 

[berg80]

I do not know the answer to this question but it seems worth asking. How many mortgage fraud prosecutions would you guess there have been for one person involving a nominal amount of money?

The type of fraud more likely to be prosecuted is the kind involving millions of dollars..........like the fraud perpetrated by trump.

 

[Eman623]

In this case I care more about proving malfeasance before he removes a Fed governor.

President Trump’s attempt to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a grab for power in defiance of the nation’s laws, and if it succeeds, it will be to the detriment of the nation’s interests.

When Congress created the Fed in 1913, it gave the president the power to appoint the central bank’s governors, but it did not grant the power to remove them at will. Mr. Trump does not appear to regard that law as a binding constraint. He has made clear that he wants to replace the Fed’s leaders because they have resisted his demands to lower interest rates. In pursuit of this goal, he now says he is firing Ms. Cook because of “potentially criminal” behavior.

The law does allow the president to remove Fed governors “for cause,” and Mr. Trump has not presented any evidence of wrongdoing by Ms. Cook, an economist whom President Joe Biden appointed to the job three years ago. Mr. Trump has asserted that she “may have made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements.” We have two words for the president: Prove it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/opinion/politics/trump-fed-independence-lisa-cook.html

Thank you for that. One question - what actions in this matter has Trump taken?

Back to my earlier point, what has Trump done, not what has he said?

 

[struth]

In this case I care more about proving malfeasance before he removes a Fed governor.

President Trump’s attempt to fire the Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook is a grab for power in defiance of the nation’s laws, and if it succeeds, it will be to the detriment of the nation’s interests.

When Congress created the Fed in 1913, it gave the president the power to appoint the central bank’s governors, but it did not grant the power to remove them at will. Mr. Trump does not appear to regard that law as a binding constraint. He has made clear that he wants to replace the Fed’s leaders because they have resisted his demands to lower interest rates. In pursuit of this goal, he now says he is firing Ms. Cook because of “potentially criminal” behavior.

The law does allow the president to remove Fed governors “for cause,” and Mr. Trump has not presented any evidence of wrongdoing by Ms. Cook, an economist whom President Joe Biden appointed to the job three years ago. Mr. Trump has asserted that she “may have made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements.” We have two words for the president: Prove it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/opinion/politics/trump-fed-independence-lisa-cook.html

He doesn’t have to malfeasance

He can fire her for cause

The cause being she’s been refer to the DOJ for prosecution for mortgage fraud

 

[struth]

I do not know the answer to this question but it seems worth asking. How many mortgage fraud prosecutions would you guess there have been for one person involving a nominal amount of money?

The type of fraud more likely to be prosecuted is the kind involving millions of dollars..........like the fraud perpetrated by trump.

Good point, under the xiden admin it was standard practice to only go after people that make headlines…under the trump admin nobody is above the law

 

[berg80]

Thank you for that. One question - what actions in this matter has Trump taken?

Back to my earlier point, what has Trump done, not what has he said?

He wrote a letter sent to her which said she was fired.

 

[berg80]

“I think it’s the honorable thing to do,” Hassett said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/27/trump-white-house-lisa-cook-fed.html

A guy from this regime spoke about being honorable. Hilarious.

 

[Eman623]

He wrote a letter sent to her which said she was fired.

LOL, so he didn't actually fire her? He just 'said she was fired' in a letter?

Back to my earlier earlier point, what has Trump done, not what has he said?

 

[berg80]

LOL, so he didn't actually fire her? He just 'said she was fired' in a letter?

Back to my earlier earlier point, what has Trump done, not what has he said?

He fired her. Glad I could help.

 

[berg80]

Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s housing finance chief, on Thursday repeatedly declined to offer any details about where he got the “tip” that led him to accuse Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud.

“I’m not going to explain our sources and methods, where we get tips from, who are whistleblowers,” Pulte said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”

“It would be reckless for me to do that,” he said.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/04/pulte-fed-cook-mortgage-powell.html

Translation; there was no tip.

 

[Eman623]

He fired her. Glad I could help.

You should notify the Fed. They seem to think she's still a board member.

About the Fed

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

www.federalreserve.gov

 

[berg80]

Few things were more predictable than this.

New Trump appointee Miran calls for half-point cut in only dissent as rest of Fed bands together​

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/new-trump-appointee-miran-calls-for-half-point-cut-in-only-dissent-as-rest-of-fed-bands-together.html

Sycophantic lapdogs gonna lap.

 

[Lesh]

Well unlike Cook and the dembots, most Americans think being under investigation for fraud is cause

Under investigation is not cause

Conviction is cause