Once again Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

President Trump once again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and doubled down on a discredited probe of the central bank.

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Once again Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

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