During the past week alone, federal judges across the country have rejected some of the most important and far-reaching of Trump's initiatives-from his efforts to reshape the global economy with tariffs and mobilize the military to act as police in American cities to his refusal to spend billions of dollars in congressionally appropriated funds.
He is breaking with decades of precedent and allegedly the law to attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a Biden-era appointee to the bank's board of governors. It appears to be part of his campaign to demand lower interest rates, which is a lousy policy when inflation hasn't quite cooled. Trump has done little otherwise to bring prices down. His aggressive tariff regime, certainly, will punish many families - especially when it's not coupled with a new industrial policy or jobs program.
Breyer expressed optimism about holding the Trump administration accountable, suggesting that high-ranking officials could be held in criminal contempt for ignoring court orders.