Lawyers for President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to let his bid to fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook take effect before the central bank's rate-setting committee meets next week.

The request to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit came two days after a lower-court judge blocked Trump from removing Cook from her post while her lawsuit proceeds.

The Federal Open Market Committee, which includes Cook, is set to convene Tuesday for a two-day policy meeting where members will decide whether to cut a benchmark interest rate.

Trump's lawyers from the Department of Justice want the appeals court to issue a ruling by Monday afternoon because the FOMC "is scheduled to meet and may direct open market activities for Feder

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