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*LAWMAKERS SAY TRUMP INDICATED HE WILL FIRE FED CHAIR POWELL: CBS *TRUMP ASKED GOP LAWMAKERS ABOUT FIRING FED CHAIR POWELL: CBS Trump asked GOP lawmakers if he should fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, sources say President Trump on Tuesday asked a group of House Republicans if he should fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — and people in the room voiced approval, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge. Several said Mr. Trump indicated he will do it. Mr. Trump made the comments to the Republican House members in the Oval Office on Tuesday night, after they blocked a procedural vote that would have advanced cryptocurrency legislation in the House favored by Mr. Trump. The idea of a president removing a Fed chair is legally untested – federal law says the chair can only be fired "for cause." The action could have serious negative effects on financial markets. Sources inside the administration told CBS News the president has been socializing the possibility of a for-cause firing in public and private remarks, but the White House has not yet formally built a legal predicate. The Trump administration has tried to increase the pressure on Powell, with some administration officials publicly accusing the Fed of mismanaging a multibillion-dollar project to renovate its Washington headquarters — an allegation Powell has pushed back on.