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acesfull86
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/21/federal-reserve-lisa-cook-brett-kavanaugh-trump/
According to the terms of the Federal Reserve Act, the president may only remove a member of the Fed's Board of Governors "for cause." In this case, Trump claims that he has sufficient cause to fire Cook because of the mortgage fraud allegations that Trump leveled against her in a Truth Social post and in a letter purporting to fire her (no formal charges have been filed). Cook, however, disputes those allegations and says that she possesses evidence in her favor that the president never considered.
The Trump administration basically contends that the existence of any such evidence is irrelevant to the outcome of the case, because, in its view, the president alone gets to decide what counts as a sufficient "cause" for Cook's removal. What is more, the administration told the Supreme Court that the judiciary is effectively powerless in the face of Trump's decision to fire Cook. "When, as here, the President provides a cause," the administration argued in one of its briefs, "courts may not review his factual findings or his application of the for-cause standard to the facts, or otherwise second-guess his judgment that the removal is justified."
That assertion of unreviewable executive discretion was quickly challenged by Justice Brett Kavanaugh during yesterday's arguments. "Your position that there's no judicial review, no process required, no remedy available, a very low bar for cause that the president alone determines," Kavanaugh told Solicitor General John Sauer, "I mean, that would weaken, if not shatter, the independence of the Federal Reserve."
Sauer's blood pressure probably spiked to a dangerous level when he heard those unkind words coming from Kavanaugh, who has been all too kind to the executive branch in other recent cases. And it only got worse for Sauer from there.
"Let's talk about the real-world downstream effects of this because, if this were set as a precedent," Kavanaugh continued, "it seems to me, just thinking big picture, what goes around comes around." So "all of the current president's appointees would likely be removed for cause on January 20th, 2029, if there's a Democratic president, or January 20th, 2033," he observed, "and then we're really at at-will removal. So what are we doing here?"
According to the terms of the Federal Reserve Act, the president may only remove a member of the Fed's Board of Governors "for cause." In this case, Trump claims that he has sufficient cause to fire Cook because of the mortgage fraud allegations that Trump leveled against her in a Truth Social post and in a letter purporting to fire her (no formal charges have been filed). Cook, however, disputes those allegations and says that she possesses evidence in her favor that the president never considered.
The Trump administration basically contends that the existence of any such evidence is irrelevant to the outcome of the case, because, in its view, the president alone gets to decide what counts as a sufficient "cause" for Cook's removal. What is more, the administration told the Supreme Court that the judiciary is effectively powerless in the face of Trump's decision to fire Cook. "When, as here, the President provides a cause," the administration argued in one of its briefs, "courts may not review his factual findings or his application of the for-cause standard to the facts, or otherwise second-guess his judgment that the removal is justified."
That assertion of unreviewable executive discretion was quickly challenged by Justice Brett Kavanaugh during yesterday's arguments. "Your position that there's no judicial review, no process required, no remedy available, a very low bar for cause that the president alone determines," Kavanaugh told Solicitor General John Sauer, "I mean, that would weaken, if not shatter, the independence of the Federal Reserve."
Sauer's blood pressure probably spiked to a dangerous level when he heard those unkind words coming from Kavanaugh, who has been all too kind to the executive branch in other recent cases. And it only got worse for Sauer from there.
"Let's talk about the real-world downstream effects of this because, if this were set as a precedent," Kavanaugh continued, "it seems to me, just thinking big picture, what goes around comes around." So "all of the current president's appointees would likely be removed for cause on January 20th, 2029, if there's a Democratic president, or January 20th, 2033," he observed, "and then we're really at at-will removal. So what are we doing here?"
False premise, it’s the Golden Age and a Democrat won’t win ever again.
cajunrevenge
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He should just say the quiet part out load. We can rule 1 way now then just rule the opposite way once a Democrat is in office.