Did President Trump order U.S. Marshals to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from office after she challenged his authority to fire her? No, that's not true: Court rules prevent any action to remove Cook until a judge holds a hearing on her lawsuit filed on August 28, 2025, claiming the president failed to show cause for firing her. An initial hearing was set for Friday, August 29, 2025. The spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service did not reply when Lead Stories asked through a phone call and email if the president had issued such an order. There are no credible reports that he did.
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X by @defense_civil25 on August 28, 2025. The message above a photo of Cook read:
🚨Alert: President Trump orders US Marshals to remove Defiant Fed Governor Lisa Cook after she refuses to step down!
This is what the post looked like at the time of writing:
(Source: screenshot of X.com by Lead Stories)
Cook's lawyers filed a motion for a temporary restraining order while their lawsuit is going through the courts. U.S. District Court rules in the District of Columbia prevent Cook's removal until the first hearing, which is set for 10 a.m. EDT Friday.
When Lead Stories called the spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service to ask for a confirmation or denial, she asked that we email our questions and the post making the claim. She has not replied to that emailed inquiry at the time of writing. We will update this article if we get a response.
A Google search (archived here) for the keywords "marshals order remove cook" found no credible reports that Trump had issued such an order. It returned only links to the post we are fact checking and copies of it.
