Fellow oligarchs do not like Trump attacking the FED and Powell.

[Hume]

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - After years of berating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump's administration may have hit a tripwire in launching a criminal probe of the 72-year-old former investment banker, with Republican lawmakers and former top policymakers rallying to Powell's side and markets hinting at potential blowback if the president undermines the independence of the world's most important central bank.

Latest Trump move on Fed may have hit a tripwire, with a rally behind Powell

Republican lawmakers and former top policymakers rallied to Powell's side.

www.reuters.com

 

[Walt]

Our rules based norms are being thrown out. This will not end well.

 

[Nordberg]

The Fed is an independent agency designed to be able to resist political influence. Trump hates that. He wants independent agencies gone and all the power in his tiny hands. He wants total control of the country.

 

[Uncensored2008]

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - After years of berating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump's administration may have hit a tripwire in launching a criminal probe of the 72-year-old former investment banker, with Republican lawmakers and former top policymakers rallying to Powell's side and markets hinting at potential blowback if the president undermines the independence of the world's most important central bank.

Latest Trump move on Fed may have hit a tripwire, with a rally behind Powell

Republican lawmakers and former top policymakers rallied to Powell's side.

www.reuters.com

YOU GOT HIM THIS TIME COMRADE!

The Walz are closing in...