Donald Trump was hit with a legal smackdown after trying to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

Cook can stay in her job, a federal judge ruled in Washington, D.C., blocking Trump’s unprecedented attempt to boot her using allegations of mortgage fraud.

She will now be present at the Fed’s Sept. 16 meeting, but Cook’s trouble with Trump is not yet over.

“President Trump has not identified anything related to Cook’s conduct or job performance as a board member that would indicate that she is harming the board or the public interest by executing her duties unfaithfully or ineffectively,” Federal District Judge Jia Cobb said after issuing a preliminary injunction.

The judge also ruled removing Cook caused her “irreparable harm” and that the president had likely violated her procedur

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