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Jerome Powell was prepared to fight for his job in court when Trump mulled firing the Fed chief in 2018, report says

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Donald Trump and Jerome Powell (Credit: Drew Angerer—Getty Images)

If the past is any guide, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell won't go down without a fight.

He said in 2018 he would go to court if then-President Donald Trump tried to fire him, sources told the Wall Street Journal.

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