Munk Dialogue with Andrew Coyne: Jerome Powell stands up to Trump and why the West is reluctant to intervene in Iran

Rudyard and Andrew react to the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell alleging he lied to congress about renovation construction costs. This administration is using trumped up charges and the instruments of the state to go after people they can’t otherwise control. What makes Jerome Powell a more formidable opponent to Trump compared to others who have tried to stand up to the U.S. President in the past? In the second half of the show Rudyard and Andrew turn to Iran and the regime’s brutal response to countrywide protests. What should we think of Trump’s musings about intervening in this conflict? It has become fashionable to oppose any type of regime change following America’s forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but if the West does not intervene, what will be the cost of human life in Iran and the region?