The Fight Over Fed Independence Just Got Taken To a Whole New Level
In a dramatic escalation of tensions between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve, Chairman Jerome Powell has been served with a grand jury subpoena from the DOJ, potentially threatening criminal charges over alleged false testimony related to a Federal Reserve building renova
Sign up to read the full summary
Free AI-powered recaps of every episode, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Guest
Lev Menand
conversational on Odd Lots
Mentions
Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Books
Companies
Topics
Listen to This Episode
More from Odd Lots
How a Former Fed Vice-Chair Is thinking About the Next Fed Chair
Lots More With Skanda Amarnath on the Risks of Kevin Warsh
Jeffrey Gundlach Says Almost All Financial Assets Are Now Overvalued
What Susan Collins Wants to See Before Supporting Another Rate Cut
Why SocGen's Albert Edwards Sees Double-Digit Inflation Coming Back
Lots More on the Worsening State of the US Labor Market
Related episodes
From other shows on similar topics.
Trump’s D.O.J. Went After the Fed. It Backfired.
The Daily
The Fed under attack
Marketplace
Fed Chair Powell delivers surprises in his final announcement
Apple News Today
Jerome Powell’s Last Stand at the Fed
The Journal.
Furious Powell pulls Nuclear Option on Trump in Final Address
The MeidasTouch Podcast
NPR News: 04-30-2026 3AM EDT
NPR News Now
Get summaries like this every morning.
Free AI-powered recaps of Odd Lots and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.