Trump's Fed Firing Unprecedented ... and Maybe Illegal
Aug 26, 2025•33 min
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Episode description
Yesterday, President Trump took the unprecedented - and perhaps illegal - step of firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Today she responded by filing a lawsuit. Meanwhile, officials in Chicago and other cities are up in arms over the president's plan to send in the military to fight crime. Our coverage of these and other Trump controversies begins with CNN's Jeff Zeleny at the White House.
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