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President Donald Trump on Tuesday responded to Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's attorney saying they will file a lawsuit over his attempt to fire her.

"What is your response? Are you prepared for a legal fight?" a reporter asked the president at his Cabinet meeting.

"Oh sure, always," Trump responded.

Cook's attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement on Tuesday that Trump "has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. His attempt to fire her, based solely on a referral letter, lacks any factual or legal basis. We will be filing a lawsuit challenging this illegal action."

Trump announced on Monday night that he was removing Cook from the Fed board over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. "We need people that are 100% above board and it doesn't seem like she was," Trump said on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump was asked about news that broke during his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announcing they are officially engaged.

"I wish them a lot of luck," Trump said. "I think he's a great player. I think he's a great guy. And I think that she's a terrific person, so I wish them a lot of luck."

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, briefly spoke about the Federal Reserve.

"The Federal Reserve's independence comes from a political arrangement, between itself and the American public. Having the public's trust is the only thing that gives it credibility. And you, sir, are restoring trust to government," Bessent said as he was called on by Trump to speak.

The comments came one day after Trump said he was removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her post over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. Cook pushed back, saying Trump doesn't have the authority to fire her and that she is not resigning.

The standoff, which is likely bound for the Supreme Court, is the latest effort by Trump's administration to exert greater control over what Congress intended to be an independent agency insulated from political interference.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said all murder prosecutions in Washington should be capital punishment cases.

"Anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment ... If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we're going to be seeking the death penalty," Trump told reporters as his Cabinet gathered at the White House.

"I don't know if we're ready for it in this country, but we have it is -- we have no choice. So in D.C., in Washington -- states are going to have to make their own decision -- but if somebody kills somebody ... it's the death penalty, okay?" Trump added.

Washington does not currently have a death penalty. The D.C. City Council repealed it decades ago.