The top Republican in the U.S. Senate acknowledged on Monday that the Trump administration's threat to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could make it harder for Congress to confirm President Donald Trump's nominees for the ​U.

President Donald Trump wants to juice the economy with dramatically lower interest rates, to take credit for a booming stock market and, perhaps most of all, for his handpicked Fed chair to get off the stage.

President Donald Trump faced rare opposition from key Republican lawmakers after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accused the Department of Justice of launching a grand jury investigation to pressure and intimidate the central bank.

Jerome Powell says the criminal investigation centers on a June Senate hearing, where he got into a heated exchange over the Fed's renovation plans.

The Justice Department’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has the White House in damage-control mode.

The Department of Justice’s threat to criminally indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has set up a tense showdown between the White House and the U.S. central bank, with Powell saying the subpoenas that arrived on Friday are intended to force him to follow President Donald Trump’s orders.

Powell's rare video response allowed him to take control of the narrative — and shows he's willing to make a stand on certain issues.