Trump can only afford to lose the support of four Republican senators in a vote for a new #Fed chair -- which means #Tillis and #Murkowski’s vows not to support any nominee until the case against Powell is resolved carry significant weight. A bipartisan group of economists who have served under US presidents dating back to Ronald Reagan —including former Federal Reserve Chairs Alan #Greenspan, Ben #Bernanke, and Janet #Yellin —released a joint statement on Monday denouncing what they described as an effort to strong-arm the Federal Reserve into doing the president’s bidding. https://www.commondreams.org/news/jerome-powell-investigation-backlash