A White House committee investigating Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook postponed her hearing to Dec. 14, moving it from an earlier Thursday date. The postponement came at Cook's request, according to a White House official.
Cook's lawyer Abbe Lowell said in a statement last month that questions about the committee's fairness and objectivity must be addressed before the hearing. Lowell also noted that Cook needed to attend financial and monetary policy meetings in Europe and that December was the earliest the hearing could occur.
It remained unclear whether Cook would attend the rescheduled hearing.
President Trump established the committee in early October to investigate allegations that Cook made false statements related to one or more mortgage instruments. The committee, led by Kevin Hassett, Andrea Lucas, and Keith Sonderling, was tasked with reporting whether there is cause for Cook's removal under federal law.
In her lawsuit challenging her firing, Cook argued that Trump's mortgage allegation is pretextual and that Trump's actual reason for trying to remove her is her refusal to agree to his demands that she vote for lower interest rates.
In June, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked Trump from firing Cook, saying she could remain on the board while her suit proceeded because she was not given due process to challenge her dismissal. The ruling did not decide whether Trump ultimately has the power to fire a Fed board member.