White House on Fed's Cook: Trump exercised his lawful authority | Metals Mine
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ffghost
Aug 28, 2025 11:34am
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Quoting Trader#F5B4
Derangement Syndrome in 100% full force again on FF, just like every other day. This case has nothing to do with Trump. It’s a cut and dried legal question. She either did or did not break the law. If she did that’s unquestionably grounds for termination from her role on the Fed. It would be like questioning whether the head of the DEA should keep their job after being found to be stealing illegal drugs. All the comments about this issue are just completely clueless and naive.
Say what you want about people's opinions, but your point stands solid: if convicted of a crime, that is very likely "cause" for termination.

...and yet, President Trump has been CONVICTED on 34 felony counts and is the president of the US...square THAT circle for me. There have been no convictions for Cook yet, so there's still ambiguity as to whether or not she "broke the law" (as defined by the judicial system, not our own interpretations). The same cannot be said about the President, who is appealing the ruling, of course.

I'm also not sure how you can unequivocally state that all the comments about the issue are clueless, but it's your right to believe what you will, I suppose.

Let's NOT be naïve though: the FED is being targeted. Pure and simple. Or, at least, that is what the White House would have you believe based on all of the President's commentary on the subject. There's no broad statement of "we're rooting out corruption in all of our government agencies. The FED is putting up a fight (in the President's eyes) with respect to rates, and Trump will do what he can to get what he wants.
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dchristi
Aug 28, 2025 9:54am
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Yes, well, with a White House like this one -- relentlessly pursuing honesty and truth at all time -- we certainly can't abide someone who has been "credibly accused" of lying. Now that we understand the President's strong feelings about lying, we can all take comfort in knowing that no one in this Administration has ever, or will ever, tell an untruth. Especially concerning real estate.
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Pip.Sniper
Aug 28, 2025 10:11am
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Quoting Trader#813F
Another aspect of this case that no one is addressing is that it's entirely possible that Dr. Lisa Cook was open with her future employer (the FED) during her application process, disclosing her financial interests, including her current mortgage loans, which is very common for these types of positions. In other words, if the employer knew or should have known about this matter when hiring Lisa Cook and didn't raise an issue with it during her appointment, then this can't suddenly be grounds for her dismissal, and it's perfectly reasonable for her...
well said nicely done.
respect to you man
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Trader#66AA
Aug 28, 2025 10:14am
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Quoting Trader#813F
Another aspect of this case that no one is addressing is that it's entirely possible that Dr. Lisa Cook was open with her future employer (the FED) during her application process, disclosing her financial interests, including her current mortgage loans, which is very common for these types of positions. In other words, if the employer knew or should have known about this matter when hiring Lisa Cook and didn't raise an issue with it during her appointment, then this can't suddenly be grounds for her dismissal, and it's perfectly reasonable for her...
Mortgage fraud isn't grounds for removal from a Fed position? Let's see what the courts have to say
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Trader#EAE6
Aug 28, 2025 12:30pm
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Quoting ffghost
{quote}...Trump will do what he can to get what he wants...
Trump and clearly you have no idea my friend. Chump can do what he likes. He can take over the FED if he likes. They can vote to set interest rates at 0% if they really want. But look where they have to SERVICE this DEBT.

Errrrr.... HELLO. Mr Bond. James Bond has they ultimate say here. Not Chump or his cronies... lolz Always look in the cracks my sad deluded friend.

Chump can only try influence Mr Bond. Try and FOOL him so that he can get his agenda while not having to pay much for it (see all of Pissant Bessent's recent Jawboning).

Oh noes says Mr Bond. Look at the 30 year. That SCREAMS GOOD FUCKING LUCK CHUMPY BOOOOOOOAAAAAH :dumb: :dumb: :dumb:

Like all the FOOLS in this world you can't see past shit like "34 felony counts", blah, blah, fucking blah blah blah blaaaaaah. We all know that, it's a fucking disgrace but it is what it is brother. Take it up the backside like a good dumb USA boy. Ya'll voted for this (significant MAJORITY), just a friendly little FYI that you generally get exactly what you ask for in life.

Markets do not give a shit brother. They are politically UNBIASED. WhichEVER government of the day that best suits their agenda (rising stock prices). DemFools, Re(pub)tards. Does not matter one fucking iota.

Turn your goggles off and you might just make it in this game. I'd say off the boot you look weak as fuck and if you were a market, I'd short sell your dumbass in a fucking heartbeat.

But eh, carry on... I am going through popcorn like crazy watching ya'll be herded like animals
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Momofrmnyc
Aug 28, 2025 9:32am
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Well we will let the courts decide whose right or wrong in this matter. No need for a pointless statement from WH.
Trader#F5B4
Aug 28, 2025 11:16am
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Derangement Syndrome in 100% full force again on FF, just like every other day. This case has nothing to do with Trump. It’s a cut and dried legal question. She either did or did not break the law. If she did that’s unquestionably grounds for termination from her role on the Fed. It would be like questioning whether the head of the DEA should keep their job after being found to be stealing illegal drugs. All the comments about this issue are just completely clueless and naive.
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Trader#2B97
Aug 28, 2025 12:16pm
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Quoting ffghost
{quote} Say what you want about people's opinions, but your point stands solid: if convicted of a crime, that is very likely "cause" for termination. ...and yet, President Trump has been CONVICTED on 34 felony counts and is the president of the US...square THAT circle for me. There have been no convictions for Cook yet, so there's still ambiguity as to whether or not she "broke the law" (as defined by the judicial system, not our own interpretations). The same cannot be said about the President, who is appealing the ruling, of...
Exactly what is said above, she was not elected. An appointed person can be removed by the president for cause. Removing an elected official is 100% a completely different thing.

The comments, including yours, keep making comparisons to Trump. That has no relevance whatsoever, it’s like comparing Cook to Epstein. They have nothing to do with each other. Thus is a legal case, not a perception of an elected person. Adam Schiff is accused of the same, but he can’t get simply fired like am appointed person, that’s the law.

Any mention of Trump with regard to Trump is ridiculous, she either broke the law or didn’t. Trump taking advantage of the situation for political reasons is completely irrelevant to her case, that’s a case of public opinion after the fact. Also, do some research into the legal cases against Trump. Most were obviously rigged and are being overturned, not that it had any relevance to Cook’s. This is straightforward law, forget everything except whether or not she broke the rules, bringing anything else into means you are hopelessly biased.
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Trader#2DD7
Aug 28, 2025 12:38pm
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Quoting Trader#EAE6
{quote} Trump and clearly you have no idea my friend. Chump can do what he likes. He can take over the FED if he likes. They can vote to set interest rates at 0% if they really want. But look where they have to SERVICE this DEBT. Errrrr.... HELLO. Mr Bond. James Bond has the ultimate say here. Not Chump or his cronies... lolz Always look in the cracks my sad deluded friend. Chump can only try influence Mr Bond. Try and FOOL him so that he can get his agenda while not having to pay much for it (see all of Pissant Bessent's recent Jawboning). Oh...
TDS is blinding you.
No one cares about the 30 year, virtually nothing is priced off it.
Look at the ten year and below, game over, Trump is getting exactly what he wants. Just like he got what he wanted and humiliated the other countries, not to mention Powell was forced to admit he was wrong about tariff inflation. You can hate Trump all you want, but he is doing what he said he would do. The people that voted for him are not complaining, why would he care what people who hate him think?
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Trader#813F
Aug 28, 2025 9:46am
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Another aspect of this case that no one is addressing is that it's entirely possible that Dr. Lisa Cook was open with her future employer (the FED) during her application process, disclosing her financial interests, including her current mortgage loans, which is very common for these types of positions. In other words, if the employer knew or should have known about this matter when hiring Lisa Cook and didn't raise an issue with it during her appointment, then this can't suddenly be grounds for her dismissal, and it's perfectly reasonable for her to challenge the president's (illegal) dismissal and remain in her position as governor at the FED. The problem is that none of us (including this president of all matters?) know how Dr. Lisa Cook's hiring process went at the time. So, we'll have to wait and see. The fact remains that Don Trump's recent attacks on American institutions and officials, in order to amass more power, are bad for the American economy and the American people (MAGA, will turn out MASA -small- or MAPA -poor-), with the exception of the small circle of this president's loyalists who benefit from exclusive priveleges and will enrich themselves at the expense of the remaining 99.99% of Americans. That's how dominant autocrats always operate to stay in power. Look at Russia for exemple. Putin is by far the richest man in the country and one of the richest men in the world. Why this matters? Let Putin be a shining example for Trump, and you know where this is going.
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Trader#1B4B
Aug 28, 2025 12:05pm
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Quoting ffghost
{quote}...and is the president of the US...square THAT circle
One was elected by the people, the other wasn't
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Trader#C93F
Aug 28, 2025 12:50pm
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And all of this is just an intentional distraction.

LET'S SEE THOSE EPSTEIN FILES!
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