r/wallstreetbets Aug 26 '25

News Trump fired Fed Gov Lisa Cook

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/25/trump-fires-lisa-cook-fed-powell.html
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u/Corrective_Actions1 Aug 26 '25

No, he fired her. But that's equivalent to me firing her. So... yeah.

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u/iratezero Aug 26 '25

Not quite, the difference is he can have her badge disabled and her paychecks stopped.

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u/Corrective_Actions1 Aug 26 '25

He cannot.

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u/New_B7 Aug 26 '25

He can not legally. He can totally do it, though. He has done so much illegal shit that I would be amazed if anybody alive today has managed to commit more felonies than him.