Episode 137 | Trump Targets Fed & Bolton? Supreme Court Showdown Looms

It's Complicated

Renato Mariotti

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Can Trump actually fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook? It’s something no president has ever tried before – Asha and Renato break down why it’s such a big deal and likely headed to the Supreme Court. Plus, the FBI raid on John Bolton raises serious questions: Is Trump's DOJ crossing the line by targeting political opponents? Tune in and find out!Asha Substack: https://asharangappa.substack.com/Subscribe to our podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/its-complicatedFollow Asha on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/asharangappa.bsky.socialFollow Renato on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/renatomariotti.bsky.socialFollow Asha on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asha.rangappa/Follow Renato on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renato.mariotti/Humphrey's Executor: https://youtu.be/cS_xHqkQ26w?si=p9dvxMreVQs6qZu- Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Legal AF Substack: https://substack.com/@legalaf Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.3	So Renato, is Trump going to take over the Federal Reserve?
0:49.9	Eh, it's complicated.
0:56.0	I'm Renato Marietti.
0:57.9	I'm a former federal prosecutor, a practicing lawyer, and a legal analyst.
1:03.2	And I'm Asha Rangappa.
1:04.9	I teach national security law at Yale University.
1:07.7	I'm a former FBI special agent, and I'm a legal and national security analyst.
1:12.6	And we're here to help you break down topics that can't be boiled down into a soundbite or a
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