Andrew McCarthy and Thaddeus McCotter discuss James Comey potentially being a target of the Trumpadministration, focusing on charges of lying to Congress under the broader false statements statute (1001), rather than traditional perjury. Proof of "willfu

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🗓️ 2 October 2025

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Andrew McCarthy and Thaddeus McCotter discuss James Comey potentially being a target of the Trumpadministration, focusing on charges of lying to Congress under the broader false statements statute (1001), rather than traditional perjury. Proof of "willfulness" is required, which signifies a heightened mental state and understanding of illegality. They also analyze the Supreme Court's delay in ruling on President Trump's effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, deferring oral arguments until January.Preview: Andrew McCarthy and Thaddeus McCotter discuss James Comey potentially being a target of the Trumpadministration, focusing on charges of lying to Congress under the broader false statements statute (1001), rather than traditional perjury. Proof of "willfulness" is required, which signifies a heightened mental state and understanding of illegality. They also analyze the Supreme Court's delay in ruling on President Trump's effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, deferring oral arguments until January.

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0:24.0	This is CBSI in the world. I'm John Batchel and I'm spending time with my two good
0:29.1	colleagues who helped me on these matters of Washington. Both are veterans of Washington,
0:34.7	of the federal government and of common sense.
0:38.8	And we go now to all three coming together in this headline in these last hours.
0:44.4	Supreme Court allows Lisa Cook to remain at Fed for now, writes the New York Times.
0:49.6	Subhead, the justices deferred a decision on the president's efforts to oust Ms. Cook and instead set oral arguments in the case for January.
0:59.0	Andy, I start with you on this.
1:00.8	Does this mean they're going to run out the clock?
1:03.3	Does this mean they're stalling?
1:04.9	Or is this just regular order?
1:07.9	Well, they can't really run out the clock, John, because I believe her 14-year term runs till 2038.
1:14.9	That would be a long time even for the Supreme Court.
1:19.0	So I think, but the clock, the immediate clock you're talking about, you know, the Federal Reserve meets again in September, in November, and I think in January,
1:31.0	there may be even one more meeting beyond that. So in terms of the current controversy over
1:37.1	whether, or at least the current discussion, I guess I should say, about whether there'll be more
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