Scott Bessent Notes The One Key Thing Fired Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Has Not Said

Posted • August 28, 2025: President Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Monday for "cause" in light of her recent criminal referral regarding alleged mortgage fraud. She has argued that the president has no authority to fire her, and that she’s filing suit against the administration. But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News Business’ Maria Bartiromo Wednesday that there’s one notable thing that Cook hasn’t said—that she’s innocent. 🚨 Scott Bessent excoriates Democrat Fed Governor Lisa Cook for refusing to let President Trump fire her after she committed mortgage fraud. “We haven’t heard her say ‘I didn’t do it!’ She just keeps saying the president can’t remove her.” - “If a Fed official committed mortgage fraud…they shouldn’t be serving as one of the nation’s leading financial regulators!” The 4th branch of government is officially going rogue. —— The DOJ is investigating whether in 2021 she misrepresented two properties as her primary residence within weeks of each other. That’s a no-no. (…)

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