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The DOJ is potentially launching an investigation into Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook — unless she's fired first
The Justice Department signaled possible plans to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with a top official informing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of the probe and encouraging him to remove her from the board in a letter sent Thursday.
Economists have long preferred independent central banks because they can more easily take unpopular steps to fight inflation.