Launching a criminal investigation to coerce the Federal Reserve is a dangerous crossing of the Rubicon, even for Donald Trump, who's crossed many Rubicons already, to his detriment and the country's detriment. America's economic stability depends on impartial, stable monetary policy. Our central bank must always operate free of coercion, free of intimidation, and free from short term political calculation. But what Donald Trump is doing is the magafication of monetary policy. One of the last places we should have any kind of MAGA influence. (00:48–00:59)
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Asserts that the central bank should operate without coercion or political influence.
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