Can Trump legally fire the Fed chair?

The clearest answer: right now, probably not, but things could change.

On Wednesday, Powell affirmed that the Fed’s independence “is a matter of law”. “We’re not removable except for cause,” Powell said. “Fed independence has pretty broad support across both political parties and on both sides of the hill.” But he also mentioned a case going through the supreme court that may alter the power the president has over federal agencies, going off Trump firing an official with the National Labor Relations Board.

It’s unclear how the court will rule, but it allowed the firings to stand, overruling a lower court. “I don’t think that that decision will apply to the Fed, but I don’t know,” Powell said. “It’s a situation that we’re monitoring carefully.” The Fed’s next board meeting is on 6 and 7 May. Trump is likely trying to pressure the Fed ahead of it, but it is unlikely that officials will budge.

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

he literally could have done all this shit in a slightly more controlled demolition and made his buddies stinking rich but he's just incapable of such things

I wonder how many republicans literally pray every single day that Trump dies and Vance takes over.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure many do but they need to retune the direction of the winds of magic for their prayers because they accidentally hit the Pope

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

CIA is still calibrating the Thoughts And Prayers gun

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

I don't think Vance is any better, but he's more controllable than Trump is.