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This action is part of Trump's ongoing efforts concerning Cook's position on the Fed's board.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T14:45:36.642Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-09T14:04:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T14:45:36.642Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to White House statement; two independent outlets cited.","critic":"Fact kept separate from comment; specific names and roles provided.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers; language is measured."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#LisaCook","#FederalReserve","#USPolitics","#WhiteHouse"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Lisa Cook","Federal Reserve","Kevin Hassett","Keith Sonderling","Andrea Lucas","Joe Biden"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["President Donald Trump established a committee of inquiry to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.","The committee will examine allegations that Cook made false statements concerning mortgage instruments.","The inquiry committee consists of three executive branch officials: Kevin Hassett, Keith Sonderling, and Andrea Lucas.","The White House announced the formation of the committee on Friday, October 9, 2026."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump has established a committee of inquiry to investigate allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook made false statements related to mortgages. The White House announced the formation of this committee on Friday, October 9, 2026. The inquiry is part of Trump's efforts to remove Cook, a nominee of former President Joe Biden, from the Federal Reserve's board."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The committee is composed of three executive branch officials. These members are Kevin Hassett, Trump's top economic aide; Keith Sonderling, acting head of the Office of Government Ethics; and Andrea Lucas, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. No outside arbiters were named in the presidential memorandum establishing the committee."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage comparison"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports below mention the specific allegations of false statements related to \"one or more mortgage instruments\" that the White House cited as the basis for the inquiry. 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