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- Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused Senate Republicans of dropping a Justice Department investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to clear the way for President Donald Trump’s preferred...
- Warren made the claim during a public statement, asserting that the inquiry into Powell was halted not due to lack of merit but to facilitate the confirmation of...
- The comments come amid ongoing scrutiny of Kevin Warsh’s nomination to succeed Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused Senate Republicans of dropping a Justice Department investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to clear the way for President Donald Trump’s preferred nominee, Kevin Warsh, to lead the central bank.
Warren made the claim during a public statement, asserting that the inquiry into Powell was halted not due to lack of merit but to facilitate the confirmation of Warsh, whom she described as “Trump’s sock puppet.” Her remarks frame the move as a politically motivated effort to install a loyalist at the helm of the Federal Reserve.
Context on the Fed Nomination Process
The comments come amid ongoing scrutiny of Kevin Warsh’s nomination to succeed Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Warsh, a former Fed governor and Stanford professor, has faced criticism over his past associations and views, including renewed attention to his links with financier Jeffrey Epstein and his promotion of 2020 election conspiracy theories.

