WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following press release:
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement regarding the Trump administration's investigations into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Trump's political opponents:
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is a conservative Republican. I voted against his nomination based on policy disagreements. In a democracy, debate and disagreement are normal.
But Donald Trump does not "disagree" with his opponents. In his pursuit of absolute power, he attempts to destroy anyone who stands in his way. He is actively prosecuting Powell not because the Fed Chair broke the law, but because he won't bend the knee to Donald Trump. This is what happe...