Bessent says it would be up to Trump whether to sue his Fed nominee over interest rates

Tamara Ceaikovski

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be “up to the president” to decide whether or not to sue Kevin Warsh , Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, if he fails to lower interest rates . During remarks at a private black-tie dinner of the elite Alfalfa Club on Saturday night, Trump said he might sue his newly selected Fed chair nominee if he didn’t lower interest rates. Asked about it later that night by reporters, Trump said the remarks were made in jest.

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