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Paul Krugman:

"Trump’s attempt to fire Cook has nothing to do with allegations of fraud. Her real crime, in his mind, is that she isn’t an obedient minion (oh, and that she’s a black woman.) The goal of his attempt to fire her is to replace independent Fed officials with lackeys who will take Trump’s orders — not just by getting rid of Cook but by intimidating everyone else.

The real message here is “If you get in our way we will ruin your life.”
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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-the-matter-of-lisa-cook
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