Trump tried to fire Cook in August but a federal court blocked her removal and she remains on the Fed’s rate-setting board
House Republicans are starting a push on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.
The contempt proceedings are an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison.
They’re not above the law. We’ve issued subpoenas in good faith.
For five months we’ve worked with them. And time’s up.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/21/us-politics-live-supreme-court-fed-lisa-cook-donald-trump-latest-news-updates
Author : Shrai Popat (now) and Joe Coughlan (earlier)
Publish date : 2026-01-21 13:48:00
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