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FarPoint

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1. As I understand this from when this surface say 3 months ago.....

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 12:19 PM

Jul 2025

I believe Powell can not be fired by tRump....stopped in his tracks.....so why resurface such chatter? Distraction from Epstein list?

Supreme Court signals Trump can't fire Fed Chair Powell

The order is a win for the central bank, particularly given the president's longstanding criticism of the Fed chief....

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/22/supreme-court-fed-powell-trump-00366526

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taco threatens to fire jay powell as fed chair then backtracks [View all] moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 OP

As I understand this from when this surface say 3 months ago..... FarPoint Jul 2025 #1

Last week snowybirdie Jul 2025 #2

He doesn't have that power. That's not how this works. Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #3

He also doesn't have the power to block funding that Congress approved, gab13by13 Jul 2025 #5

which is of course different stopdiggin Jul 2025 #8

The only thing stopping Krasnov gab13by13 Jul 2025 #9

won't happen stopdiggin Jul 2025 #10

normally he doesnt moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #6

Krasnov has done a lot of things that people said he couldn't do. gab13by13 Jul 2025 #4

which is why as a stock trader i own a small amount of bitcoin and a larger amount of gold moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #7