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Trump's panel for Cook

True crime · Heat 1.0 / 10 · 2 shows · 19m airtime

On October 11, Donald Trump set up a three-judge panel to remove Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, with Kevin Hassett among the judges. A White House memo had already set a November 5 in-person hearing to consider firing her, and the panel will hear her case that day. The proceeding is set for four hours and will not be public. The discussion centers on the panel's independence, given Hassett's interest in the seat, and on the due process blueprint the Supreme Court laid out after Cook's earlier win.

How 2 podcasts covered it

  1. WSJ What's News, 2026-10-09 (1:13 to 2:39)
    Reports the November 5 hearing for Cook
    Reports the White House memo forming a three-member committee to investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook, with an in-person hearing set for November 5. Notes the Supreme Court's earlier ruling that Cook lacked notice, and that all three members are Trump appointees.
    New angle: A White House memo sets a November 5 in-person hearing to consider firing Cook.
  2. Legal AF by MeidasTouch, 2026-10-11 (0:00 to 0:42)
    Recaps the panel and Hassett's interest in the job
    Opens the episode with the new three-judge panel Trump set up to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, flagging that panel member Kevin Hassett is angling for her job, and recaps the earlier Powell block and Cook's Supreme Court win.
    New angle: Trump set up a three-judge panel to remove Lisa Cook, with Kevin Hassett among the judges.
  3. Legal AF by MeidasTouch, 2026-10-11 (0:42 to 9:57)
    Names the panel's third member and hearing date
    Walks through the due process blueprint the Supreme Court laid out after Cook's win, then names the panel's third member and the date it will hear her case: a November 5 hearing, with a prediction the panel rules against her and the fight returns to federal court.
    New angle: The three-judge panel will hear Lisa Cook's case on November 5.
  4. Legal AF by MeidasTouch, 2026-10-11 (22:36 to 29:52)
    Walks through the White House proceeding format
    Walks through the White House proceeding itself: the November 5 appearance, Hassett as one of the judges, and the format - four hours, closed to the public, no transcript. The Supreme Court's due process ruling and Humphrey's Executor are the frame, not the news.
    New angle: The White House proceeding is set for four hours and will not be public.
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