Trump Admin SCREWS THEMSELVES as Tariff Ruling Looms
January 25, 2026
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as posted by the channelAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian expose Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's stunning hypocrisy after he criticized Fed Chair Jerome Powell for planning to attend a Supreme Court oral argument—just three months after Bessent himself attended oral arguments on the tariffs case involving his own agency. They break down Bessent's claim that Powell attending is "putting his thumb on the scale," while explaining the constitutional reality that courts are open to the public and judges actually expect interested parties to show up. The hosts examine the underlying case involving Trump's attempt to fire Fed board member Lisa Cook over debunked mortgage fraud allegations—charges she's never actually faced—and why the 1930s Humphrey's Executor precedent protecting Fed independence is now at stake before the Supreme Court. They reveal how last year's shadow docket decision specifically isolated the Fed from Trump's firing spree, and why this latest attack on Powell is really about forcing the Fed to artificially lower interest rates regardless of the inflationary consequences.
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