Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) continues to be a thorn in President Donald Trump’s side.
Tillis has now threatened to block any Trump nominee to the Federal Reserve, including the Federal Reserve Chairman, over the investigation into current Chairman Jerome Powell.
Tillis wrote on X:
If there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump Administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal Reserve, there should now be none. It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question.I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved.
Word leaked on Sunday night about the federal investigation into Powell’s renovation of the Fed’s headquarters, estimated to cost $2.5 billion.
Powell claimed the investigation is retaliation over monetary policies.
Tillis’s threat carries weight because he sits on the Senate Banking Committee.
A no from him could mean the committee blocks a nominee, keeping the nominee from reaching the Senate floor.
Tillis already vowed to block any DHS nominees until Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate.
According to Tillis, Noem has not answered requests to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“My chairman has made two requests in this Congress to have the Homeland Security Secretary come before the committee, and they have yet to confirm that they’re coming,” Tillis said last week, as reported by Fox News. “That is unacceptable, and so I am putting a hold on anything related to Homeland Security measures until we get an agreement and a scheduled time to come for committee at the least.”
In June, Chairman Chuck Grassley asked Noem to appear before the committee in June and September.
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