Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook’s attorney called into question the fairness and objectivity of a White House probe after President Donald Trump announced a new committee to investigate whether Cook made false statements.
In an Oct. 13 letter to White House counsel William Scharf obtained by The Epoch Times, lawyer Abbe Lowell wrote that one proposed member of the committee that will review the allegations against Cook, White House economic policy adviser Kevin Hassett, had previously pressed Cook to go on leave from her office and said Trump had “cause” to fire her.
A year ago, Hassett said Cook’s refusal to step aside was “a partisan stance contrary to the independence of the Fed.” Lowell said this comment suggests he had already prejudged the case….