Another Day Ending in Y, Another TRO Against

It’s like déjà vu all over again—virtually every day. Trump takes an govt motion, leftists sue, then a district choose steps in and tells the president he can’t do what he proposed.

As we’ve reported, Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in August for trigger—the “cause” being she is under investigation by the DOJ for a number of cases of alleged mortgage fraud—but a Biden-appointed jurist successfully said Tuesday night, “no, no, you’ll be able to’t do that.”

A federal judge on Tuesday night blocked President Donald Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook as her lawsuit difficult her termination performs out in court.

Judge Jia Cobb’s issuance of a non permanent restraining order in the case got here almost two weeks after Cook sued Trump to prevent him from removing her from the central bank.

Trump said on Aug. 25 that he was firing Cook because of ideas by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte that she had committed mortgage fraud in connection with documents she signed for two residential properties she owns in Georgia and Michigan.

🚨 BREAKING: Mortgage fraud Democrat Fed Governor Lisa Cook is now able to attend the next FEDERAL RESERVE MEETING and vote on interest rates because a judge has blocked President Trump’s firing.

This is absolute insanity.

Someone who clearly committed mortgage fraud will… pic.twitter.com/Ivtwo3Pysf

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 10, 2025

Someone who clearly dedicated mortgage fraud will determine on our financial coverage this month. 

Appeal this immediately and overturn it! @Pulte

 has confirmed this case is open and SHUT. Trump clearly is justified in firing her for trigger.

The choose determined that the “public’s interest in Federal Reserve independence” took priority over the president’s authority:

“The public curiosity in Federal Reserve independence weighs in favor of Cook’s reinstatement,” Cobb wrote in an opinion on her determination Tuesday.

Cobb’s order enjoins Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the Board of Governors “from effectuating in any manner” Cook’s removal because of Trump’s order.

READ MORE: DOJ Opens a Criminal Investigation on Rogue Fed Official’s Real Estate Fraud

‘3 Strikes and You’re Out’—Pulte Files Another Criminal Referral Against Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

As I’ve written previously, the definition of “cause” in the case of the Fed is murky:

The Fed acts as an independent agency, but that doesn’t mean the Executive Branch has no role. According to their website, the Board is run by seven members, or “governors” serving staggered 14-year terms, who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 says that a president can fire a member of the Federal Reserve Board—but only “for cause.”

“Cause” has never been precisely defined, and legal experts are divided over whether or not Trump’s transfer will survive legal challenges.

BREAKING: Judge Cobb GRANTS Lisa Cook’s movement for a non permanent restraining order to block her removing from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve pic.twitter.com/AOVksbnFZG

— Anna Bower (@AnnaBower) September 10, 2025

Expect this one to end up before the Supreme Court in the not-too-distant future. Although Trump has not fared completely at the nation’s highest court, his observe file with SCOTUS is clearly better than it’s with opinionated district judges.

For now, however, anticipate to see Cook at the next Federal Reserve Board assembly.

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