A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, per CNN.

On Tuesday (September 9), Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee, granted Cook’s request for a preliminary injunction, allowing her to remain in her position while legal proceedings continue over Trump’s attempt to terminate her.

“President Trump has not identified anything related to Cook’s conduct or job performance that would indicate that she is harming the Board or the public interest by executing her duties unfaithfully or ineffectively,” Cobb wrote in her decision.

The ruling comes weeks after Trump claimed to have fired Cook, marking the first time a president has attempted to remove a sitting Fed governor. The administration has suggested that it will appeal Cobb’s dec

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