‘Worthless!’ MSNBC Guest Rips Up Trump’s Letter Firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook in Protest

MSNBC guest Norm Eisen lost it over President Donald Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and ripped up a copy of her dismissal letter live on air to the shock of host Michael Steele and co-panelists.

The move, announced by the White House Monday and framed around mortgage fraud allegations, drew condemnation from some legal experts, including Eisen, since Federal Reserve governors can only be removed “for cause,” a safeguard designed to protect the institution’s independence.

Cook, appointed under former President Joe Biden, has denied any wrongdoing and made clear she would not resign voluntarily.

During an appearance on MSNBC’s The Weeknight on Monday, Steele reminded viewers that the Federal Reserve’s roots date back to Alexander Hamilton’s vision of an arm’s-length relationship between government and central banking.

“Alexander Hamilton, Mr. President, you may recall him … very bright lines were drawn with respect to the banking relationship between the Reserve and the government,” the host said.

Eisen, pointing to a Supreme Court precedent, said Trump’s action was categorically different from other contested firings. He further accused the president of acting on partisan pressure from Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

He continued: “But Donald Trump doesn’t care about the Constitution! He doesn’t care that Congress has said you can only fire somebody for cause! He doesn’t care that he has no cause here!”

In a theatrical flourish, Eisen seized a copy of Trump’s termination letter from a co-panelist and tore it in half live on air.

“Do you know what Lisa Cook should do? What Nancy Pelosi did. She should tear that letter,” he said, before handing the shredded document to Steele. “It’s worthless!”

Watch above via MSNBC.