Oral Argument on firing a Federal Reserve governor: Trump v. Cook

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Oral argument audio (including transcript) of case [25A312] *Trump v. Cook* argued at the Supreme Court of the United States on Jan 21, 2026. Argued on Jan 21, 2026. *Applicant:* Trump *Respondent:* Lisa Cook *Advocates:* - D. John Sauer (for applicants) - Paul D. Clement (for respondent) *Chapters* 0:00:00 D. John Sauer 0:58:24 Paul D. Clement 1:54:37 Rebuttal: D. John Sauer *Facts of the case (from oyez.org)* From Wikipedia: Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Lisa D. Cook is a lawsuit brought by Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, against U.S. president Donald Trump, the board, and its chairman, Jerome Powell. Cook contended that her "for cause" removal, executed by Trump as president, was not justified. On September 9, 2025, District of Columbia U.S. District Court Judge Jia Cobb issued a preliminary injunction preventing the firing of Cook, stating that "the Court finds that Cook has made a strong showing that her purported removal was done in violation of the Federal Reserve Act's 'for cause' provision." On September 15, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected an emergency appeal by the Trump administration to remove Cook before the September 2025 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. On October 1, the Supreme Court rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Trump administration to remove Cook, but scheduled oral arguments to be held in January 2026 over whether Trump has legal cause for the firing.