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Trump forms committee to investigate mortgage fraud allegations against Fed governor Lisa Cook
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President Trump has established a committee to investigate allegations against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, including mortgage fraud and whether her statements constituted legal "cause" for Cook's removal from the central bank. The president has tasked the committee with investigating whether Cook made false statements about two mortgages she took ...
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