Washingtons partisan battle. Joining us now is bloombergs chief content officer marty schenker. Many people thought this was an inspired choice. It ticks so many boxes. Just your sense of what this means for how washington is now going to operate. Martin i wouldnt describe it as necessarily inspired. It is an inspiring lee safe inspiringly safe choice because she is so wellknown on both sides of the aisle. I think she will have a relatively easy time getting confirmed. She is a traditionalist in many ways. She has been at the fed. Shes been at the white house. Shes a great believer in consensus. I think that is what you are going to need with the incoming treasury secretary. Alix nonetheless, it is the first woman treasury secretary, the first woman to lead the fed. This is definitely in that respect a boulder choice. However, how do the progressives feel about her . Marty i think they are very supportive. There is reporting out there that Elizabeth Warren was the person who recommende
Identify other key issues the governing council will aim to address in the next few months there is however, one issue on which i can decide today all members of the governing council will agree with me we must complain much bet tort general public what we are doing and why we are doing it and we must talk to people that we do not normally reach this has to case cade through our review, inflation name, inflation measure, tools and effectiveness and how they take into account new challenges that people actually care about housing cost, Climate Change and inequality im fully committed to that. Monitory policy can only be credible if we are sure our goals are true and shared by the people we serve. As an independent central bank, we are and we will remain accountable to them. Thank you very much for your attention. A warm welcome to street signs. If you are just joining us, im Julianna Tatelbaum lets kick off with what we just heard from madam lagarde she was delivering a speech at the ec
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And we are seeing his republican allies really rally around him. And in some ways, they are ramping up the rhetoric to defend him. Some of them are calling for the special prosecutions investigation to be defunded. They are saying that donald trump cant get a fair trial in dc. Of course, its being held here, the scene of the alleged crime because it is a left leaning city. They refer to it as the swamp. But remember, Donald Trumps second indictment, which is in florida. The trial will take place there. Florida is his home state. Its also a republican leaning state, and its one that he won twice in the last two president ial elections. The former president is facing four federal criminal charges in this indictment, including Conspiracy To Defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. The indictment also mentions six alleged co conspirators, but non
This is bbc worls america. Former u. S. President donald trump adds another indictment to a growing list of will woes. A u. S. Jury the is in favor of the Death Penalty for the greatest aisemitic attack in the u. S. And the Credit Rating agency get it giving a downgrade that could affect america and the world. Welcome to world news america. We begin in washington as planning is underway for former u. S. President Donald Trumps expected Court Appearance thursday. Thas just two days after he was indicted over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 election. He is facing four federal criminal charges. This indictment, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct official proceedings, obstruction of and attempting to obstruct official proceedings, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. The indictment alleges six coconspirators. The document does not name them and they have not been formally charged. But details track closely to individuals who are al