Senate Democrats move to stall Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to install new Fed chair

Democrats decry 'absurd' timing of Trump's Fed chair nomination as central bank faces criminal probes, urging Senate Republicans to delay confirmation. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Senate Democrats move to stall Trump’s ‘absurd’ bid to install new Fed chair

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Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee have formally urged their Republican counterparts to postpone the confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, the financial executive and former Federal Reserve governor nominated by former President Donald Trump to replace Jerome Powell as Chair of the central bank. The move, initiated on Thursday, represents a direct attempt to stall what Democrats characterize as an unprecedented effort by a president to install new leadership at the Fed while the institution itself is the subject of ongoing criminal investigations. The call for a delay centers on the extraordinary circumstance of attempting to change the head of the world's most powerful central bank amid legal turmoil. While the specific nature of the investigations targeting the Fed was not detailed in the available material, the mere existence of such probes creates a fraught environment for a leadership transition. Democrats argue that proceeding with a nomination under this cloud undermines the institution's stability and the perception of its independence from political pressure during a sensitive period. At the heart of the Democratic objection is the principle of Federal Reserve independence. The central bank's mandate to ensure price stability and maximum employment is designed to be insulated from short-term political cycles. The Democratic lawmakers condemned Trump's push to replace Powell as an "absurd" bid to exert greater presidential control over the Fed's monetary policy decisions. This framing suggests a deep concern that the nomination is less about qualifications and more about aligning the central bank more closely with the outgoing administration's preferences. The nominee, Kevin Warsh, served as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, bringing experience from both the central bank and the private financial sector. His previous tenure coincided with the global financial crisis, giving him firsthand experience in crisis management. However, his confirmation process is now entangled in a high-stakes political confrontation that extends beyond his personal record. The push to install him is seen as part of a broader last-minute effort by the Trump...

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