Trump TANKS at SCOTUS at the WORST TIME

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down last week's Supreme Court oral argument in the Lisa Cook case—and it didn't go well for the Trump administration. The justices gave the Solicitor General nearly two hours to explain why the president can fire a sitting Federal Reserve governor, and the answer never came. The administration's position: Trump alone decides what constitutes "for cause," and a Truth Social post counts as formal notice. Even conservative justices weren't buying it. Kavanaugh warned the argument would "weaken, if not shatter" Fed independence. Amy Coney Barrett raised concerns about economists' warnings of market instability. Alito criticized the "very cursory manner" of the firing. The hosts explain what's really at stake: Trump wants to install a puppet who'll slash interest rates, juicing the economy short-term while risking massive inflation. The Fed has been independent for 112 years precisely to prevent this kind of political manipulation. Brian and Shant predict a loss for Trump—the only question is whether it's a total shutout or a procedural remand requiring due process. Either way, Clarence Thomas appears to be the lone holdout.

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