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GOP senator blasts 'unprecedented' probe into Fed chair as Trump savages 'not very good' Jerome Powell

Tillis warned that the investigation threatens the independence of the Fed and Justice Department and vowed to block future Fed nominees.

GOP senator blasts 'unprecedented' probe into Fed chair as Trump savages 'not very good' Jerome Powell
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Sen. Thom Tillis said he would block future Fed nominees until the Justice Department’s probe of Jerome Powell is resolved, warning it threatens institutional independence. President Donald Trump said he knew nothing about the investigation but criticized Powell’s performance.

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Thom Tillis
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Senator criticizing the investigation and vowing to block future Fed nominees

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Donald Trump
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President criticizing Powell and distancing himself from the investigation

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Federal Reserve chair and subject of the criminal investigation

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Elizabeth Warren
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Senator criticizing Trump’s efforts regarding the Federal Reserve

ALSO MENTIONED  Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney who approved the inquiry; Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of policy criticized by Tillis

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Senator Tillis Opposes Federal Reserve Nominees Amid Powell Probe

Tillis said he would oppose future Federal Reserve nominees until the Justice Department’s investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell is resolved. Center outlets stress the probe’s implications for Fed independence and the consequences of Tillis’s pledge. Right-leaning outlets focus on his plan to block nominees, while Townhall also questions his claim that the probe threatens independence.

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