President Trump reportedly plans to fire the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service and

place the independent agency under the control of the Commerce Department, a move that could

be the first step in privatizing a service established 250 years ago. The White House initially

denied that an executive order to make that change is in the works, but late

today, President Trump admitted that he's considering it. Jacob Bogage broke the story for the

Washington Post, and he joins us now. Thanks for being with us. Hey, great to hear from you, Jeff.

Thanks for having me. So what are your sources telling you about what the administration is planning

and what it could ultimately mean for the U.S. Postal Service?

Well, step one here would be to place the Postal Service, take it out of independent status,

and embed it inside the Commerce Department. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik was just sworn in

today, and we've reported over the

course of months that he's been engaging with then-President elect and now President Trump

about privatizing this agency.

So taking it out of that independent status would be step one.

And step two would be leadership changes.

Postmaster General Lewis DeJoy announced he plans to retire one. And step two would be leadership changes. Postmaster General Lewis DeJoy

announced he plans to retire soon. And the board of governors can be fired for cause by the

president. That could be another step. Well, this will certainly lead to legal challenges.

What have experts been telling you about the authority the president would have to dissolve

the Postal Service leadership and then effectively move it to the Commerce Department?

So the Postal Service has to have a board of governors.

These are bipartisan individuals appointed by the president, confirmed by the Senate, and then they together select or can remove

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