Trump v. Cook · ¶129

Cook’s alleged mortgage fraud is a “cause” for removing her. Because Cook purports to bring a freestanding equitable claim against the President, the Court’s precedents require it to presume “[t]he validity of the reasons” given by the President for her removal and “the basis of fact on which they rest.” United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc., 272 U. S. 1, 15 (1926); see also United States v. Arm strong, 517 U. S. 456, 464–465 (1996). The President determined that Cook, a principal executive officer, engaged in “deceitful and potentially criminal conduct” that called into question her “integrity,” “competence,” and “trustworthiness.” ECF Doc. 1–3, Exh. B, p. 2. Cook’s job is to regulate the banking economy, but she is alleged to have made facially contradictory representations to obtain her own mortgages by committing to primarily reside in two different places at the same time. ECF…

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