Fed chair nominee says he will be independent of Trump, though Dems see a ‘sock puppet’
Senator Alsobrooks questioned Warsh on whether he would defend the tenure of fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook.
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Senator Alsobrooks questioned Warsh on whether he would defend the tenure of fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook.
Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, pledged independence during a tense Senate Banking Committee hearing where Republican Senator Thom Tillis threatened to block the nomination over Trump's investigation of current Chair Jerome Powell.
Committee member threatening to block nomination
Tillis's version of this story ↗Current Fed Chair
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