RealClearPolitics Podcast

E1023 - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s Response to DOJ Subpoena

Published: January 12, 2026

Duration: 50:12

Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann discuss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s videotaped response to receiving a subpoena from the Trump Justice Department. Also, President Trump renews his campaign pledge to rein in credit card companies by capping interest at 10 percent for a year. Then, they discuss the escalating protests in Iran, President Trump’s statement that Iran’s leaders have reached out for discussions, and the future of Cuba without Venezuelan oil and economic support. Next, they talk about a a new poll from Gallup that shows American voters now identify as political indepe...