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3. Usually the heads of Treasury, DOJ, and FBI make few public appearances

Reply to Puppyjive (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 03:26 PM

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Yellen and even Mnuchin were not regulars on TV so when they did it was newsworthy and parsed apart almost like Fed notes. AG’s and FBI chiefs are literally constantly in investigations so there’s not much a public appearance is worth other than announcing new investigations.

Kash seems to be laying low especially since Bongino bailed.

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