Fed Official Sues Over Firing, Bolton Probe Details, Newsom's National Guard Claims: AM Update
Megyn KellyAugust 29, 202521 min75,126 views
26 connections·40 entities in this video→Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's Lawsuit
- 🏛️ Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, is suing the Trump administration over her firing, alleging it was unprecedented and illegal.
- ⚖️ Her lawsuit claims the mortgage fraud allegations used as cause for termination are unsubstantiated and that the real reason is a policy dispute over interest rates.
- 🔍 The allegations involve claims of fraudulently securing favorable loan rates by misrepresenting primary residences on mortgage applications.
- 🗣️ Legal analysts suggest recent case history, including a Supreme Court ruling on presidential dismissals, may support the administration's right to remove officials for cause.
CDC Director Susan Monz's Termination
- 📉 CDC Director Susan Monz was fired after refusing to resign when requested by HHS Secretary RFKJ over vaccine policy disagreements.
- 🚫 Monz's attorneys stated she refused to "rubber stamp unscientific, reckless directives" and chose public protection over a political agenda.
- 🚨 The White House asserts the president has the right to fire her, citing her misalignment with the administration's mission, and has appointed a new acting director.
- resignations from four top CDC officials, including the Chief Medical Officer and heads of vaccine safety and data oversight.
John Bolton Investigation Details
- 📰 New reporting from The New York Times indicates the FBI probe into John Bolton gained momentum during the Biden administration.
- 📧 The investigation reportedly centers on emails containing sensitive information that Bolton allegedly sent to associates on an unclassified system while gathering material for his 2020 memoir.
- ⚠️ While critics initially framed the FBI raid on Bolton's home as political retribution, the new details suggest a more complex chain of events involving potential mishandling of classified information under the Espionage Act.
Gavin Newsom's National Guard Claims and Crime Operations
- 📢 California Governor Gavin Newsom is suing the Trump administration over the use of the National Guard in Los Angeles, citing the Posse Comitatus Act.
- 🗳️ Newsom bizarrely claimed President Trump plans to deploy the National Guard to polling places to interfere with the next election.
- 🚨 Less than 24 hours later, Newsom announced an expansion of state-led crime suppression operations, leading to questions about his stance on crime in California.
- 🧐 Newsom defended the state operations as a partnership with local communities, contrasting them with the "militarization of the guard" by the federal government.
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