Fed Chair Jerome Powell fires back at DOJ investigation against him
Fed Chair Jerome Powell fires back at DOJ investigation against him
- January 12, 2026
- Gary Richardson, economics, KNBC, Jan. 12, 2026 (Video)
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is now under a criminal investigation by the Justice Department. President Trump has clashed with the Fed Chair over interest rates. … “When the central bank changes interest rates, there’s a tradeoff: boost the economy today but at a cost tomorrow, in terms of inflation that erodes people’s wealth and people’s incomes,” says Gary Richardson, UC Irvine professor of economics and former official historian of the Federal Reserve.
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