D.C. Circuit Denies Trump Request to Pause Order Keeping Fed’s Lisa Cook on Board – RedState
A panel of three judges of the American Court of Appeal for the DC circuit on Monday, September 15, 2025, denied the emergency candidacy of the Trump administration to suspend an order of the lower land which maintained the governor of the Federal Reserve Lisa D. Cook in power.
In a brief ordinance with separate declarations, the judges Garcia and Childs rejected the suspension and judge Katsas dissipated, leaving the injunction of the district court while the current appeal. You can read the court order and the two declarations of the official DC circuit file here.
The decision of the panel of three judges is rooted in the phrasing of the status at stake. Article 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 USC § 242) indicates that the members of the Board of Directors “can be withdrawn by the president”, not at will. The Trump administration’s argument is based on the documentation that Cook has committed mortgage fraud by claiming several houses as a main residence in order to obtain better mortgage rates.
However, Garcia and Childs argued that the way the president has taken up the regular procedure. They argued that if the president quotes “the cause”, the official must at least obtain an opinion and a chance to respond before withdrawal. The government notes the court, conceded that it had not provided such a process before announcing the withdrawal of Cook.
It is not the end of the saga, however, because the Trump administration can always call on the Supreme Court.
For the moment, however, the decision means that Cook can participate in the great September meeting of the Fed, which begins on Tuesday. The federal reserve should approve a rate drop of 25 basic points (0.25%), some analysts recognizing that the Fed could go as high as a reduction in fifty base points, although it is less likely.
But, if the Trump administration can obtain relief from the Supreme Court, then it can be the last Cook’s meeting as the Governor of the Fed.
