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He said Cook submitted mortgage applications for two properties in 2021. Mr. Clement argued the Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured entity. He said it has a distinct historical tradition."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 132, lines 15-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 132, lines 15-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 134, lines 21-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 134, lines 21-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 68, lines 37-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 68, lines 37-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 17-43"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on January 21, 2026."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 138, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 138, lines 25-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 82, lines 35-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 82, lines 35-19"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Trump's side wants Cook removed. They say her pre-office conduct shows deceit or gross negligence.","Cook's side wants to keep her position. They say the Federal Reserve's structure limits presidential removal power."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 132, lines 15-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 132, lines 15-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 134, lines 21-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 134, lines 21-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 68, lines 37-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 68, lines 37-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 17-43"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Sauer said the statutory standard is not limited to in-office misconduct. He argued Congress did not adopt that limitation here.","Clement said the Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured entity. He pointed to its distinct historical tradition."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 132, lines 15-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 132, lines 15-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 134, lines 21-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 134, lines 21-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 68, lines 37-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 68, lines 37-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 70, lines 17-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 70, lines 17-43"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Justice Sotomayor asked whether the D.C. Circuit decided anything beyond the constitutional question.","Justice Thomas questioned whether the Federal Reserve is an executive branch agency at all. He said this is an antecedent point to the removal question. He asked on what basis the Court should conclude the president has removal authority over it. Sotomayor added that the unprecedented nature of the removal reflects what the president did, not what Cook did."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 37-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 37-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 49-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 49-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 21-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2025/25a312_c0nd.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 21-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 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