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Chuck Schumer: “A brazen attempt to cannibalize the Fed's independence.”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 01:14

One of the last places we should have any kind of MAGA influence. Anyone with two eyes and half a brain can see what this probe is. A brazen attempt to cannibalize the Fed's independence. It's monetary mob boss thuggery. And if you're an American worried about costs, housing costs, car loan costs, any interest rate costs, what Donald Trump's doing should alarm you. (01:14–01:19)

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Asserts that there is an attempt to undermine the Federal Reserve's independence.

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