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One Fed battle after another

Category: Business
Duration: 00:08:43
Publish Date: 2026-01-13 13:47:40
Description: Over the weekend, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas. Powell says it’s all a sham. But the stakes are unprecedented: A potential criminal indictment. Central bank independence. Today on the show, the administration’s case against the Fed. How did we get here? And what comes next?

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