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Callum Jones and Lauren Aratani in New York

Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over his ‘illegal attempt’ to fire her

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Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors in Washington DC on 24 June. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

The Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump over his “unprecedented and illegal attempt” to fire her, calling it an attempt to undermine the central bank’s independence.

The lawsuit – filed by Cook in federal court in Washington on Thursday – sets the stage for a legal battle over the US president’s extraordinary push for greater control of the central bank.

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