Tag: Kevin Hassett
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Trump Ally Says DOJ Probe of Fed Chair Powell Is ‘Nothing to See Here’
Trump Aide Downplays DOJ Probe into Federal Reserve Kevin Hassett, a longtime economic adviser to former President Donald Trump, has dismissed questions surrounding a Department of Justice investigation involving Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In comments that echoed partisan defenses of Trump-era economic policy, Hassett said there was “nothing to see here” as prosecutors pursue…
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Trump Ally Downplays DOJ Investigation of Fed Chair Powell
Overview of the Situation Donald Trump’s former top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, sparked attention again as the Department of Justice (DOJ) opens a criminal inquiry involving Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve. Hassett characterized the investigation with the remark that there is “nothing to see here,” a stance that echoes familiar political talking…
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Trump Aide Downplays DOJ Probe Into Fed Chair Powell
Context: DOJ Investigation and the Fed The investigation unfolding in Washington has placed Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, under a spotlight that intersects monetary policy with political controversy. While the Department of Justice pursues its criminal inquiry, a prominent voice from the Trump orbit, Kevin Hassett, pressed a cautious narrative: that there…