In this episode of BKP Politics on Voice of Rural America, host BKP blasts the Federal Reserve as a “non-federal” entity controlling U.S. monetary policy, echoing President Trump’s aggressive push to fire Governor Lisa Cook over 2021 mortgage fraud allegations where she allegedly double-dipped primary residence claims on properties in Michigan and Georgia for lower rates and tax breaks—sparking a DOJ probe and lawsuit from Cook, who denies wrongdoing and vows to stay despite Trump’s “for cause” removal under the 1913 Fed Act. BKP ties this to Chair Jerome Powell’s refusal to slash rates (steady at 4.25%-4.5% amid tariff-driven inflation risks), despite Trump’s demands for cuts to ease $37T+ debt costs and his Jackson Hole hints at possible September relief. The podcast champions Trump’s August 18, 2025, pledge to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines via executive order, favoring “watermark paper” for integrity, while highlighting DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s August 26 discovery of undestroyed “burn bags” hiding 2020 election corruption docs implicating Brennan and Clapper. BKP urges Georgia Republicans to push paper ballot pilots at the House Blue Ribbon Study Committee meeting on August 28, 2025, in Clarksville to comply with state law and Trump’s March EO removing QR codes by July 2026.
- Trump’s Bold Fed Purge: On August 25, 2025, Trump fired Lisa Cook (first Black woman Fed governor, Biden appointee) citing FHFA Director Bill Pulte’s criminal referral for mortgage fraud—claiming she falsified primary residence on a Michigan home and Atlanta, GA, condo in 2021 for a lower rate than investment properties. Cook (no charges filed) sued, arguing no “cause” under Fed Act (malfeasance required), vowing to continue duties through her 2038 term—experts predict Supreme Court battle testing Fed independence.
- Mortgage Fraud Allegations Detailed: Pulte accused Cook of “falsifying documents” for financial incentives (tax exemptions, better loans); she later rented the Atlanta property (per records) while reporting MI rental income in 2024–2025 disclosures—mirrors unproven probes against Dems like Sen. Adam Schiff and NY AG Letitia James; Trump links to her policy role, claiming it erodes trust; Cook’s attorney Abbe Lowell (Hunter Biden’s lawyer) calls it “illegal” political retaliation, no conviction exists, predates her 2022 tenure.
- Powell’s Rate Stance Amid Trump Pressure: Fed held rates steady July 30, 2025 (5th meeting), despite Trump’s “numbskull” attacks and dissents from Trump appointees Michelle Bowman/Christopher Waller for cuts; at Jackson Hole (Aug. 22), Powell hinted September relief due to ~4% unemployment/job risks but stressed tariff inflation threats (e.g., 50% on India), rejecting White House influence for data-driven decisions—rates at 4.25%-4.5% since Dec. 2024, no cuts in 2025 yet; Trump highlights $2.5B HQ overruns as “fraud,” fueling calls to audit/abolish Fed (quasi-private since 1913, audited by GAO/OIG).
- Myth of Fed Independence Exposed: BKP debunks Fed as “not federal”—Congress-created but quasi-private, enabling spending via low rates; Trump tests removal limits (only for malfeasance), could stack board shifting to aggressive cuts saving $1T+ on debt; experts warn undermining autonomy raises global uncertainty/borrowing costs; if successful, Trump gains 4–3 majority on 7‑member board.
- Trump’s Anti-Mail-In/Voting Machine Push: August 18, 2025, Truth Social post vows executive order banning mail-in ballots and “inaccurate/expensive” machines; favors “watermark paper”
- Gabbard’s ‘Burn Bags’ Election Bombshell: August 26, 2025, DNI Tulsi Gabbard revealed undestroyed “burn bags”/safes with 2020 docs showing “politicization” by Brennan/Clapper causing “immeasurable harm”—Trump demands release, linking to Russia hoax/vulnerabilities in electronic voting; Gabbard prioritizes integrity probes, evidence of hacker-vulnerable systems pushing paper ballots; ties to Trump’s June call for special prosecutor on 2020 fraud; declassifications expose Obama-era “coup.”
- Georgia Election Reforms Urged: BKP praises GOP letter to House Blue Ribbon Study Committee (chaired by Tim Fleming, Sec. of State candidate) for August 28, 2025, 10AM‑3:30PM meeting at North Georgia Technical College, Clarksville—recommends hand-marked paper ballots pilot for Nov. 2025 PSC elections, assistive device updates, QR code removal by July 2026 per state law/Trump’s March EO.
- If it was all a marketing campaign then Cracker Barrel pulled it off.
- Republicans: BAN MAIL IN BALLOTS — DJT. Trump is leading a movement to ban mail in ballots and get rid of the voting machines. When our lawmakers in Georgia lead the people to believe that their voices are important and they want to hear from us. So we have the House Blue Ribbon study committee on election procedures. The next committee hearing will be tomorrow at North Georgia Technical College in Clarkesville, GA. They are talking about doing a pilot program on paper ballots. The chairman is Tim Fleming who is running for Secretary of State.
- Jerome Powell has not lowered interest rates. Many are figuring out that the Federal Reserve is not federal. And people are wondering why the Feds have control of the monetary system and the interest rates. Trump puts pressure on the Feds and shows how they are spending billions of dollars on their new facility that is being built. Trump fires Federal Reserve governor over mortgage fraud allegations. She is a federal reserve governor and participates in setting monitory polity and she just made a mistake for checking the wrong box resulting in cheating the mortgage company. Lisa Cook will sue over Trump firing from the Fed board. She has two different residences that she purchased within two weeks of each other and claimed that both were her primary residence. When it is a primary residence then you are set with a different loan and tax structure. This is mortgage fraud.

