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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

In the battle over President Donald Trump's effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook that is set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, the justices may focus on the president's use of social media to carry out this unprecedented action.

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BREAKING: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's hearing on Trump's attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.

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-- The Associated Press (@apnews.com) Jan 19, 2026 at 12:16 PM

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The Trump-owned justices will be ducking and diving on this one. Other than sit on a ruling until Hell freezes over, the best they will be able to offer the administration is to remand the case to the trial court, where it will eventually get laughed out of the room. There is no way that SCOTUS will stand for Ms. Cook's firing without due process, i.e., a trial on the charges brought. Clearly, a ruling in Cook's favor is the correct course of action. If SCOTUS agrees with the administration, Jay Powell will be fired within minutes of the issuance of said ruling. If Powell is fired, the most powerful force in the world, the bond market, will go medieval on the US economy. Clip and save...

#1 | Posted by catdog at 2026-01-20 03:52 PM | Reply

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