Thomas Friedman's latest: Trump’s Scheming to Sack Powell Paves the Road to Constitutional Ruin
A criminal investigation of a sitting Fed chairman, with the obvious intent of stripping him of his independence, has never happened before.
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Opinion | Trump’s Scheming to Sack Powell Paves the Road to Constitutional Ruin

A criminal investigation of a sitting Fed chairman, with the obvious intent of stripping him of his independence, has never happened before.

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