Pres. Trump on Greenland rules out force, cancels European tariffs, announces deal with NATO; Supreme Court hears case on president firing Fed Board member Lisa Cook

January 21
59 mins

Episode Description

President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland rules out the use of military force to seize Greenland and again makes the claim that the U.S. must own the island for national and world security, then later, after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the president announces a framework deal with NATO on Greenland; Supreme Court hears oral argument in Trump v. Cook, about whether president can fire Federal Reserve Board Member Lisa Cook after she was charged with mortgage fraud. We will talk about the case with USA Today Supreme Court reporter Maureen Groppe (16); House Oversight Committee votes to recommend the full House hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in person under subpoena in the committee's investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; House Democrats come out against a funding bill for the Homeland Security Department because it does not have enough reforms to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); YouTuber Nick Shirley testifies on Capitol Hill about his videos on public program fraud in Minnesota; JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon opposes President Trump's proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent for one year.

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