Targeting the Fed’s Powell, Team Trump can’t seem to help itself
President Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and continued a criminal probe against him despite judicial and legislative pushback.
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President Trump is threatening to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell and continuing a DOJ investigation despite judicial pushback and Senate Republican opposition. This conflict threatens the Federal Reserve's independence and the confirmation of Powell's successor.
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