Fordham Law Professor Jane Manners—who researches presidential power—shares her expert legal opinion with Reuters on what will happen if President Donald Trump gets more control over the federal government and its agencies.
Most U.S. presidents steer clear of commenting about the Federal Reserve, let alone influencing monetary policy or knocking members off the board of governors. Independent central banks around the world are seen as key to maintaining a stable global economy, but Trump has often challenged norms.“If this … removal at the Federal Reserve is allowed to stand, then all of the rest of the dominoes are going to fall,” said Jane Manners, associate professor at the Fordham School of Law and an expert on presidential powers. “We will no longer have an administrative state in which you have decision makers who are insulated from naked political pressure.”
Read “Seeking more power, Trump uses firings to test presidential limits” on Reuters.