美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)周三呼吁美联储州长丽莎·库克(Lisa Cook)辞职，理由是涉嫌抵押贷款欺诈。
“库克必须辞职，现在!!!"特朗普在自己的社交媒体平台上写道。
周三早些时候，联邦住房金融局局长比尔·普尔特在社交媒体平台X上发布了一条消息8月15日信件的一部分这封信被发送给美国司法部长帕姆·邦迪，指控库克伪造银行文件和财产记录，以获得更有利的贷款条件，“可能犯下抵押贷款欺诈，”信中说。
特朗普的帖子包括彭博报告的链接关于普尔特要求调查的事。
在提供给美国广播公司的一份声明中，库克说，她从媒体了解到普尔特的信，寻求对抵押贷款申请的刑事转介，这要早于她在美联储的时间。
库克在声明中说:“我无意因为一条推文中提出的一些问题而被胁迫下台。”“作为美联储的一员，我确实打算严肃对待有关我财务历史的任何问题，因此我正在收集准确的信息，以回答任何合理的问题并提供事实。”
特朗普呼吁库克下台，正如他所做的那样屡遭声讨美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔(Jerome Powell)被他称为“为时已晚的鲍威尔”，因为他没有降息，以及“顽固的骡子”和“笨蛋”
库克被前总统乔·拜登提名在2022年担任理事会成员。她的任期到2038年1月。库克是历史上第一位在美联储理事会任职的黑人女性。
特朗普似乎正在争取董事会的另一个空缺席位，这将使他能够任命与他观点更一致的人。当阿德里亚娜·库格勒本月早些时候宣布辞职时，总统提前了近6个月提名了美联储州长。
总统选择了斯蒂芬·米兰暂时在联邦委员会任职。如果Miran及时得到参议院的批准，他可能会参加9月份的董事会会议。
Trump calls on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, citing an allegation of potential mortgage fraud.
"Cook must resign, now!!!" Trump wrote on his social media platform.
Earlier Wednesday, Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, posted on the social media platform Xpart of an Aug. 15 lettersent to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi accusing Cook of falsifying bank documents and property records to acquire more favorable loan terms, "potentially committing mortgage fraud," the letter stated.
Trump's post includeda link to a Bloomberg reportabout Pulte's request for an investigation.
In a statement provided to ABC, Cook said she learned from the media about Pulte's letter seeking a criminal referral over the mortgage application, which predated her time with the Federal Reserve.
"I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet," Cook said in the statement. "I do intend to take any questions about my financial history seriously as a member of the Federal Reserve and so I am gathering the accurate information to answer any legitimate questions and provide the facts."
Trump's call for Cook to step down comes as he hasrepeatedly denouncedFederal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, whom he has dubbed "too late Powell" for not cutting interest rates as well as a "stubborn mule" and "numbskull."
Cook was nominated to serve on the board of governors in 2022 by former President Joe Biden. Her term runs until January 2038. Cook is the first Black woman in history to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
Trump appears to be rallying for another open seat on the board, which would allow him to appoint someone more aligned with his views. The president was able to nominate a Federal Reserve governor almost six months ahead of schedule when Adriana Kugler announced earlier this month she was stepping down.
The presidentpicked Stephen Miranto temporarily serve on the Fed board. If Miran is confirmed by the Senate in time, he could be on the board for its September meeting.
