Why Trump Is Targeting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
CNBC·2026-01-14 17:01

The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the president. I'm Eamon Javers, senior Washington correspondent for CNBC, and we've been watching this amazing story play out of this confrontation between the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve over the past couple of days. This is a question about the future of the American economy. This is a question ...

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