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Anderson Cooper 360

Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Firing Power

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The Supreme Court handed President Trump a significant win Monday by allowing him to remove the leaders of once-independent federal agencies at will. In another ruling, the court made it harder for Trump or future presidents to remove members of the Federal Reserve — temporarily blocking him from firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook over unsubstantiated allegations of mortgage fraud. Former federal prosecutor Berit Berger joins Anderson. Plus, New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton discusses how the president's family could stand to profit from a billion-dollar mining deal with Kazakhstan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Good evening from the newsroom. We begin with the Supreme Court overturning nearly a century of

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settled law and expanding this and every future president's power enormously.

1:11.0

In a six-three decision, the court's conservative majority rule that the president can fire

1:15.1

what used to be considered independent government regulators for any reason at any time.

1:21.8

It is the largest expansion of executive power in over 100 years, and that is exactly why we should be worried about it.

1:29.9

And so for working people who depend on agencies like the FTC and the other independent agencies,

1:36.0

the Supreme Court has said, no, we will not have that independent check.

1:40.3

You will not be watchdogs anymore. You will be lap dogs.

1:43.3

That's Rebecca Slaughter, talking to CNN's Aaron Burn anymore. You will be lap dogs.

1:47.7

That's Rebecca Slaughter. Talking to CNN's Aaron Burnett. She was a Democratic appointee to the Federal Trade Commission until the president fired her. Today's

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