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Trump Says He Will Remove Fed Chair Powell If Term Not Honored, Nominates Warsh as Successor
President Donald Trump stated in a Fox Business interview that he will fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if Powell does not leave office after his term expires on May 15. Trump nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as Powell's replacement, with a Senate confirmation hearing scheduled. A subpoena related to the Fed headquarters renovation was issued to Powell but rebuffed by a judge.
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# Trump Threatens to Fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell President Donald Trump threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell during an interview on Fox Business on Wednesday. Trump stated that if Powell does not leave office on his own, he will fire him. Trump told Fox Business he wants Powell to leave the central bank next month when his term as chair expires.
Trump stated, 'If he's not leaving on time — I've held back firing him. I've wanted to fire him, but I hate to be controversial. ' Trump stated if Fed Chair Jerome Powell doesn't leave on time he will fire him.
Jerome Powell's term as Fed chair expires on May 15. Powell has two years remaining on his term as Fed governor. Trump told Fox Business that if Powell stays on as a Fed governor after his successor is confirmed, he will have him removed from office.
Trump nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as his replacement for Fed chair.
The Senate scheduled a confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh. Kevin Warsh heads to Congress next week for his Fed chair nomination confirmation. A senator stated he will block Warsh's nomination from leaving the Senate Banking Committee until the probe into the Fed headquarters renovation is finished.
Trump said the probe into the renovation of the Federal Reserve's headquarters needs to continue.
C. U.S. Attorney officials issued a subpoena to Powell for information regarding the Fed headquarters renovation project. A judge rebuffed the subpoena issued to Powell. Officials are appealing the judge's decision to rebuff the subpoena.
Trump stated, 'What they've done to that so it is probably corrupt, but what it really is is incompetent, and we have to show the incompetence of that,' regarding the Fed headquarters renovation.
