Trump hinted that if the Fed governor's letter of appointment was signed by an automatic signature machine, he may seek to remove him from office

According to TechFlow news, on December 10, according to Golden Ten Data, U.S. President Trump hinted that if the letter of appointment of a Federal Reserve governor appointed by former President Biden was signed by an automatic signature machine, he may seek to remove him from office. This is his latest move to try to tighten control over the central bank. However, this move is unlikely to succeed.

Trump previously announced that he would revoke Biden’s executive order signed by an automatic signature machine, but the result was little except for being eye-catching. Any effort to invalidate an appointment approved by the Senate will almost certainly be met with legal challenges from the appointees.

Still, the remarks represent Trump’s latest intrusion into the independence of the central bank.

Trump said at a political rally in Pennsylvania: "I heard that it may be the automatic signature machine that signed those mandates. If it was really signed by an automatic signature machine - maybe I made a mistake, but we’ll find out. ”

According to the procedure, after the nominee is approved by the Senate, the president finalizes the appointment process by signing a letter of appointment to formalize his or her position as a federal office. Trump went on to suggest that if the officials he appointed similarly used autosignature machines, he might “kick that person out.” He asked Finance Minister Scott Bessent, who was with him at the rally, to investigate the matter.

“Can you check it?” Trump continued. "Okay, Scott, because I’ve heard that the auto-signature machine probably signed all four, or several of them – let’s check two. So check this out. ”

The Fed declined to comment.