Trump Talks to Cohn, Yellen, Warsh and Powell for Fed Chair
- Warsh and Powell interviewed as Trump, Mnuchin consider pick
- More candidates to be interviewed, person familiar says
Trump, Mnuchin Are Said to Meet Warsh for Fed Chair
President Donald Trump has so far talked with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, Fed board governor Jerome Powell and former governor Kevin Warsh as he considers who to nominate to head the U.S. central bank, three people familiar with the discussions said.
Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin interviewed Powell on Wednesday, according to a White House official, and Warsh on Thursday, according to two administration officials. Trump has had discussions with Cohn about the job, and has also met with Yellen, one of the people familiar with the discussions said. Meetings with additional candidates are in the works, another of the people said.