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Sen. Thom Tillis threatens to BLOCK any new Fed chair confirmation over DOJ’s investigation into Jerome Powell.Tillis openly blasted Trump’s DOJ as “amateur hour” and said he’s freezing confirmations until the probe ends.CNN’s Manu Raju pressed him on whether the White House is trying to undermine the Fed’s independence.RAJU: “Do you think the White House is trying to stop the Independence of the fed?”TILLIS: “I don’t think it’s the White House, I think it’s somebody at DOJ.”“I mean, the president said he wasn’t in the mix. Another example of amateur hour, as far as I’m concerned.”RAJU: “Should they drop the investigation?”TILLIS: “I’m not going to get into that. What I’m going to do is drop any consideration for any board confirmation until it’s done.”https://x.com/overton_news/status/2010865528605155513?s=12