Observation: > Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monet

Observation: > Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. * https://xcancel.com/jasonfurman/status/2010532384924442645#m https://xcancel.com/jasonfurman/status/2010532384924442645#m * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Furman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Furman And Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) > 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. * https://xcancel.com/SenThomTillis/status/2010514786467959269 https://xcancel.com/SenThomTillis/status/2010514786467959269 who sits on the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (which oversees the Fed): * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Banking,_Housing,_and_Urban_Affairs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee... The "independence and credibility of the DoJ" line is quite something else.