<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sued President Donald Trump in federal court on Thursday, court records show, launching what’s expected to be a significant court battle to determine to what extent the president can exert control over the nation’s central bank.</p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68b05b641bd9cac5397a6dd5/Lisa-Cook-Federal-Reserve-governor-at-confirmation-hearing/960x0.jpg?cropX1=336&amp;cropX2=2737&amp;cropY1=497&amp;cropY2=1848" alt="Lisa Cook Federal Reserve governor at confirmation hearing" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">Lisa Cook is sworn in during a Senate Banking nominations hearing on June 21, 2023 in Washington, DC.</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">Getty Images</small></div></div></figure>

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The lawsuit comes after Cook’s lawyer had vowed to sue the president.{ai:summary}<p>Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued President Donald Trump in federal court, launching a high-stakes battle over presidential influence on the central bank.</p><p>The suit aims to define how far the president can control the Fed. #economy</p>

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