This afternoon Rep. Al Green, D-Tex., sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s dismissal of Federal Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa Cook, calling the move “unjustified” and warning it threatens the central bank’s independence and U.S. economic stability.

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He held a 2 p.m. news conference at his Houston district office; and Green said Cook’s removal — which she is challenging in court — was based on “unproven allegations” of mortgage fraud and lacked the due-process protections he said should accompany any effort to remove a Senate-confirmed governor.

“Unproven allegations do not constitute cause to terminate under the law,” he said.

Green read from a recent article in The American Banker, sa

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