DOJ is investigating fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook: Reports

(NewsNation) — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a transgression probe into the whether fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook submitted fraudulent accusation connected owe applications, according to aggregate reports.

"Predictably and recognizing the flaws successful challenging their amerciable firing of Governor Cook, the medication is scrambling to invent caller justifications for its overreach," Cook's attorney, Abe Lowell, said successful a statement. "This Justice Department – possibly the astir politicized successful American past – volition bash immoderate President Trump demands.  He wants cover, and they are providing it.  The questions implicit however Governor Cook described her properties from clip to time, which we person started to code successful the pending lawsuit and volition proceed to bash so, are not fraud, but it takes thing for this DOJ to undertake a caller politicized investigation, and they look to person conscionable done it again."

The Justice Department has not responded to a petition for comment.