Fed's Powell says #Trump admin has threatened him with a #criminal #indictment

The Trump admin has threatened to indict #FederalReserve Chair #JeromePowell over Congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a "pretext" to gain more “influence” over the #CentralBank & #monetary #policy.

#law #economy #independence #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #tyranny #recession #trumpcession
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/feds-powell-says-administration-has-threatened-criminal-indictment-over-his-2026-01-12/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Fed's Powell says #Trump admin has threatened him with a #criminal #indictment

The Trump admin has threatened to indict #FederalReserve Chair #JeromePowell over Congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a "pretext" to gain more “influence” over the #CentralBank & #monetary #policy.

#law #economy #independence #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #tyranny #recession #trumpcession
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/feds-powell-says-administration-has-threatened-criminal-indictment-over-his-2026-01-12/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement