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How do we know this is real? I don't know much about Substack, but couldn't just about anyone create this, and "sign" it?

dc396 9mo ago
Have _any_ of the signers contended that it isn't real and/or they didn't sign it?
- lapcat 9mo ago
  The Substack was launched 3 hours ago. If they weren't involved, they might not even be aware of it.
  - davidcollantes 9mo ago
    Exactly. If there were not involved, they might never be aware of it.
SilverElfin 9mo ago
The statement is being reported by various news outlets - I don’t see a link to this substack from those articles but the quotes match up to what is at this link. I assume the Susbtack is from someone else who got a copy of the statement. Example article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/12/trump-condemn-federal-reserve-powell-investigation https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/12/trump-conde...
- davidcollantes 9mo ago
  That might be it! First mention of Substack found: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-reserve-jerome-powell-yellen-bernanke-greenspan-trump-justice-department/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-reserve-jerome-powell-y...
throw0101d 9mo ago
> How do we know this is real? I (the OP) got it from Furman's X/Twitter account; he is a co-signer: * https://x.com/jasonfurman/status/2010737147129774577#m https://x.com/jasonfurman/status/2010737147129774577#m * https://xcancel.com/jasonfurman/status/2010737147129774577#m https://xcancel.com/jasonfurman/status/2010737147129774577#m * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Furman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Furman NYT reporter Colby Smith: * https://xcancel.com/colbyLsmith/status/2010731616684187782#m https://xcancel.com/colbyLsmith/status/2010731616684187782#m Various news agencies are now talking about it: * https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/former-fed-chairs-treasury-secretaries-defend-jerome-powell-amid-trump-dojs-criminal-probe https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/former-fed-chairs-treasu... * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c394xwdve9lo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c394xwdve9lo * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/greenspan-bernanke-yellen-trump-fed.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/greenspan-bernanke-yellen-tr... * https://www.reuters.com/world/us/past-three-fed-chairs-decry-unprecedented-assault-by-trump-powell-2026-01-12/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/past-three-fed-chairs-decry... * https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/12/trump-condemn-federal-reserve-powell-investigation https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/12/trump-conde...

dc396 9mo ago

Have _any_ of the signers contended that it isn't real and/or they didn't sign it?

lapcat 9mo ago
The Substack was launched 3 hours ago. If they weren't involved, they might not even be aware of it.
- davidcollantes 9mo ago
  Exactly. If there were not involved, they might never be aware of it.

SilverElfin 9mo ago

The statement is being reported by various news outlets - I don’t see a link to this substack from those articles but the quotes match up to what is at this link. I assume the Susbtack is from someone else who got a copy of the statement. Example article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/12/trump-condemn-federal-reserve-powell-investigation https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/12/trump-conde...

davidcollantes 9mo ago
That might be it! First mention of Substack found: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-reserve-jerome-powell-yellen-bernanke-greenspan-trump-justice-department/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-reserve-jerome-powell-y...

throw0101d 9mo ago

> How do we know this is real? I (the OP) got it from Furman's X/Twitter account; he is a co-signer: * https://x.com/jasonfurman/status/2010737147129774577#m https://x.com/jasonfurman/status/2010737147129774577#m * https://xcancel.com/jasonfurman/status/2010737147129774577#m https://xcancel.com/jasonfurman/status/2010737147129774577#m * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Furman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Furman NYT reporter Colby Smith: * https://xcancel.com/colbyLsmith/status/2010731616684187782#m https://xcancel.com/colbyLsmith/status/2010731616684187782#m Various news agencies are now talking about it: * https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/former-fed-chairs-treasury-secretaries-defend-jerome-powell-amid-trump-dojs-criminal-probe https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/former-fed-chairs-treasu... * https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c394xwdve9lo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c394xwdve9lo * https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/greenspan-bernanke-yellen-trump-fed.html https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/greenspan-bernanke-yellen-tr... * https://www.reuters.com/world/us/past-three-fed-chairs-decry-unprecedented-assault-by-trump-powell-2026-01-12/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/past-three-fed-chairs-decry... * https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/12/trump-condemn-federal-reserve-powell-investigation https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/12/trump-conde...