Trump's Investigation of Powell Is Also a Warning to the Next Fed Chair
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The criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell isn't ultimately about the Fed's headquarters, or Powell, or even interest rates. It's about power. President Trump intends to take control of the central bank, no matter what the law or the courts say.
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