Schumer says Republicans 'must not move' Warsh nomination forward if DOJ actions against Powell are not dropped
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 01/30/26 11:40 AM ESTWASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans ?must not ?move U.S. President Donald ?Trump's pick ?to ?lead the Federal Reserve, ?Kevin ?Warsh, if Department of Justice actions ?against ?Jerome ?Powell are not dropped.
"If Donald Trump won't ?drop his vendetta against the Fed, weaponizing the Justice ?Department ?to go after Powell ?and Cook, Republicans must not move Mr. Warsh's nomination forward," Schumer said. (Reporting by ?Richard Cowan; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis, Editing ?by Franklin Paul)
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