[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  *Walter Bloomberg [@DeItaone](/creator/twitter/DeItaone) on x 1M followers Created: 2025-04-17 15:44:37 UTC CAN THE PRESIDENT FIRE THE FED CHAIR? - NICK TIMIRAOS Jerome Powell says no: “Our independence is a matter of law.” But legal experts say it’s unclear. The law allows Fed governors to be removed “for cause,” typically meaning misconduct or neglect — not policy disagreements. Trump has challenged similar limits before and might try again. If he did, it would likely end up in the Supreme Court, as there's no clear legal precedent. The key case is Humphrey’s Executor (1935), which protects regulatory officials from being fired over policy. If that precedent is overturned, the Fed chair could become more vulnerable. So far, courts haven’t ruled directly on whether a president can fire the Fed chair — so it remains a legal gray area. XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [bloomberg](/topic/bloomberg) [supreme court](/topic/supreme-court) [supreme](/topic/supreme) [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) [powell](/topic/powell) [jerome](/topic/jerome) [fed](/topic/fed) [federal reserve](/topic/federal-reserve) [Post Link](https://x.com/DeItaone/status/1912894979803935189)
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*Walter Bloomberg @DeItaone on x 1M followers
Created: 2025-04-17 15:44:37 UTC
CAN THE PRESIDENT FIRE THE FED CHAIR? - NICK TIMIRAOS
Jerome Powell says no: “Our independence is a matter of law.”
But legal experts say it’s unclear. The law allows Fed governors to be removed “for cause,” typically meaning misconduct or neglect — not policy disagreements.
Trump has challenged similar limits before and might try again. If he did, it would likely end up in the Supreme Court, as there's no clear legal precedent.
The key case is Humphrey’s Executor (1935), which protects regulatory officials from being fired over policy. If that precedent is overturned, the Fed chair could become more vulnerable.
So far, courts haven’t ruled directly on whether a president can fire the Fed chair — so it remains a legal gray area.
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