Bessent says Powell attending Supreme Court arguments on Lisa Cook is a mistake

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shouldn't attend upcoming Supreme Court arguments regarding President Donald Trump's efforts to fire one of the central bank's governors, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday. CNBC reported Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter, that Powell plans to be present for oral arguments in a case that challenges Trump's power to remove governor Lisa Cook. "I actually think that's a mistake," Bessent told CNBC's Joe Kernen in an interview from the World Economi ...