According to CoinMeta, Hasset stated in an interview that he hopes Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard Cook is correct in claiming his innocence and refused to comment on the details of the charges against Cook. Hasset also said that if he were in the Federal Reserve, he would choose to keep interest rates unchanged or cut them, as there is too much supply-side momentum. He pointed out that recent inflation reports indicate that prices are starting to fall. Hasset mentioned Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, calling him famously independent.