Powell pushes back as Trump's DOJ launches unprecedented investigation into Fed
Podcast: PBS News Hour - SegmentsPublished On: Mon Jan 12 2026
Description: The Justice Department has launched an unprecedented criminal investigation against the Federal Reserve and its chairman, Jerome Powell. For his part, Powell made it clear he was fed up with what he sees as a threat from President Trump and said he would not capitulate to political pressure when shaping economic policy. Amna Nawaz reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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