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Court Battle Underway As Fed Governor Cook Contests Firing By Trump

Judge Jia Cobb, at a court in Washington, heard arguments from lawyers representing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and President Donald Trump, as Cook contests her firing (Credit: AFP)

A US court on Friday began hearing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's challenge of President Donald Trump's attempt to fire her, in a legal battle set to have major implications for the US central bank and its independence.

In the first hearing in the case, a judge in Washington considered Cook's request for a temporary order declaring Trump's attempt to oust her unlawful.

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