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Letter from Daniel Scavino to Governor Lisa D. Cook
Published by The White House on August 5, 2026.
The White House's August 5, 2026 notice to Cook that the President was considering removing her, with the allegations
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<!-- page 1 --> # THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON August 5, 2026 Dr. Lisa D. Cook Member Board of Governors United States Federal Reserve System 20th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20551 c/o Abbe Lowell Dear Governor Cook: Pursuant to the Supreme Court's opinion from June 29, 2026, you are hereby provided notice that the President is considering removing you from your position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve due to there being sufficient reason to believe that you made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements. Please provide a written response with your explanation for your false statements and accompanying evidence within 21 days. On August 15, 2025, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency William J. Pulte submitted a criminal referral to the Department of Justice ("Criminal Referral"). This Criminal Referral is attached to this letter as Exhibit 1. …
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- Trump orders Fed Governor Lisa Cook to a closed hearing on firing her · cited for The allegations in the administration's own words, and the first step of the new removal process
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Timeline entries this record anchors: Written notice of removal and Cook's answer.