Cook responded to Pulte in a statement, "I have no intention of being bullied to step down from my position because of some questions raised in a tweet."

President Donald Trump has called upon Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook to resign after Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte asked the Justice Department to consider prosecuting her for mortgage fraud.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte filed a criminal referral against the top central bank official, accusing her of falsifying bank documents and property records in two states.