ClickOnDetroit · October 14, 2026

Lisa Cook's Lawyer Writes That She Cannot Participate in a November 5 Hearing and That the Earliest She Could Appear Is After the Federal Reserve's December 8-9 Policy Meeting

• Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's lawyers say a committee set up by the White House last week to investigate an accusation against her is biased, in a letter sent on Tuesday to William Scharf, a counsel to President Donald Trump, according to the Associated Press report; the lawyers did not close the door on her appearing before the panel, according to the report.
• Lawyer Abbe Lowell said in the letter that Cook would not be able to participate in a hearing on November 5 because she will be at financial and monetary policy meetings in Europe, and that the earliest she could appear would be after the Fed's policy meeting on December 8-9, according to the report.
• President Trump has accused Cook of committing mortgage fraud in 2021, before she joined the board; Cook has denied the claim and no criminal charges have been filed, according to the report. No response from the White House to the letter is documented in the source.

Letter and background as reported by the Associated Press; Cook's denial is included as documented in the source, and no White House response to the letter is documented in the source. Original headline: "Lawyers for Federal Reserve's Lisa Cook say White House hearing set up by Trump is 'biased'".