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Why Fed Chair Jerome Powell isn't backing down
26 minutes Posted Jan 14, 2026 at 9:53 pm.
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President Donald Trump has long disliked Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell. Now, the Justice Department has launched a criminal inquiry into Powell. We look at his probe and what it could mean for trust in America’s central bank.