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Lisa Cook Discloses Nearly $1.2 Million in Legal Fees as Supreme Court Prepares Ruling

Reimbursements from outside nonprofit groups raise questions about how the court’s decision could affect presidential power to remove Federal Reserve governors.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook walks outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as Supreme Court justices consider U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to fire her, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
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  • Cook disclosed nearly $1.2 million in payments for legal services in an updated Office of Government Ethics filing Thursday, naming $696,346 to the State Democracy Defenders Fund and $477,951 to Contina Impact.
  • Reporting tied to the filing shows she incurred more than $1.3 million in combined legal and security expenses after President Trump’s August effort to remove her and that outside organizations reimbursed those costs.
  • Trump sought Cook’s removal over mortgage fraud allegations that she denies, and Cook sued to block the firing, remaining on the Fed board while the dispute moves through the courts.
  • The case has reached the U.S. Supreme Court and a decision expected by the end of the month could clarify whether a president may remove Federal Reserve governors for the reasons cited.
  • The filings also note that Cook’s address was publicized after the accusations and that nonprofit funding and fiscal sponsors like Contina Impact played a central role in covering legal and security needs for a sitting regulator.