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Trump 'likely' will fire Fed Chair Powell 'soon,' White House official says
Trump and other White House figures have launched a multi-pronged attack on Powell as push the central bank to lower is key borrowing rate. Most recently, they have blasted Powell after renovations to the Fed's Washington headquarters, raising suspicion that Trump could try to remove the Fed leader for cause.

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Trump says he’s ‘highly unlikely’ to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell after floating that idea in private
Fed Chair Powell's finally fighting back as the White House looks to fire him 'for cause'
Playbook PM: Jerome Powell’s Trump whiplash
As conservative furor about Fed Chair Jerome Powell reaches a fever pitch, President Donald Trump informally polled far-right House Republicans last night on whether he should fire the central bank l...

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'Epitome of irrational': Trump keeps flirting with firing Powell, inviting economic chaos
Trump says he would love for Fed Chair Powell to resign
Trump’s attacks on the Fed are worse than you think
Now, the administration’s attacks on Chair Jerome H. Powell are escalating: White House budget adviser Russell Vought blasted Powell on social media for “grossly” mismanaging the Fed, and Federal Hou...

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Economist slams Trump rumor to fire Fed chair: ‘Old man’s grudge against a public servant’
Trump Has Draft of Letter to Fire Fed Chair. He Asked Republicans if He Should Send It.
The White House just took its most aggressive stance yet against Jerome Powell
The Trump administration’s intensifying campaign against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hit a boiling point Thursday.
White House Suggests Jerome Powell May Have Broken Law Amid Trump Rift
The White House accuses the Fed chair of potentially "violating the law" in his renovation of the central bank's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
Hassett says White House probing Fed renovation costs, authority to fire Powell
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cause if evidence supports that, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Sunday and that the Fed "has a lot to answer for" on renovation cost overruns at its Washington headquarters.
White House financial watchdog rips Jerome Powell over $2.5 billion revamp of Fed HQ — warns construction could be halted
The White House financial watchdog ripped Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over a lavish revamp of the central bank’s Washington, DC headquarters — and warned construction could be
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