MAGA lawmaker admits Fed probe likely wouldn’t exist if Trump got his way

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins appeared stunned Wednesday after a Republican lawmaker effectively confirmed what Trump administration officials have refused to say aloud: that the federal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair may be rooted in political retaliation. Pressed on whether the probe would exist if interest rates had been cut as President Donald Trump demanded, the lawmaker conceded it probably would not, prompting Collins to interrupt in disbelief. The moment followed a similar exchange the previous night in which a top White House economic adviser avoided answering the same question, adding to concerns that the investigation is less about accountability and more about pressure on an independent institution.

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