Can Trump legally fire Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chairman?

During his first term as president, Donald Trump considered firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He backed off then.

Why is the Fed chair in a position to brush off Trump's pressure? Because Wall Street has his back.

Powell, who was appointed by Trump in 2017, will end his term as the Federal Reserve's chairman in 2026.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has tersely indicated that he won't resign if asked by the President and that he cannot be fired or demoted.

Fed chair Jerome Powell is indicating he wouldn't go down without a fight if President-elect Donald Trump tries to remove him.

... Trump prepares to assume power in Washington. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said he would not step down if Trump asked and that it ...

The looming battle between Trump and Fed Chairman Powell is clearer than many would argue. The president-elect has lots of legal precedent ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday he would not resign if President-elect Donald Trump asked him to, and underscored that in ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a simple response Thursday as to whether he would leave his post if President-elect Donald Trump ...

In a news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell strongly pushed back on whether he could legally be fired by President Trump.

President Trump has made no secret of his dissatisfaction with the Federal Reserve, its chair, and the Fed's monetary policy.

Trump weighed firing Powell in 2018, but the Fed chief said he would fight his removal, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he will not resign if asked by President-elect Trump, who has criticized him heavily since his ...

Dismissing Jerome Powell would be a serious breach of long-standing norms of central bank independence. That doesn't mean we shouldn't take ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that the president does not have the legal power to fire or demote him. When asked ...

Jerome Powell was prepared to go to court when the president floated his dismissal six years ago. If it happens again, the Fed chair might ...

President-elect Donald Trump has sent mixed signals about whether he intends to fire or demote Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

President-elect Donald Trump has sent mixed signals for years on whether he would fire or demote Jerome Powell. But Powell made it clear ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a defiant tone this week when posed with the question of whether he would resign from his ...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell responded with a one-word answer when asked if he'd step down if asked by President-elect Donald Trump.