Following is a joint statement by Abbe David Lowell of Lowell & Associates, and Norm Eisen, executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding the Trump administration's attempt to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

“President Trump tried to remove Governor Cook to pressure the Federal Reserve Board into abandoning its independence in determining U.S. monetary policy.  The Supreme Court has previously recognized the importance for the Fed to operate free from any political interference and we are hopeful it will do so again in this case.”

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