Posted on 04/04/2017 12:05:27 PM PDT by Mechanicos
Richmond Fed President Lacker says he was involved with Medley leak, announces immediate resignation
Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, admitting that he discussed sensitive information with an analyst regarding the Fed's plans for economic stimulus.
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Trump has quite a few openings at the Fed now.
Plus Yellen’s term expires in 2018.
First ‘rat to desert the sinking democrat ship?
Somebody must have given him the age old advice - quit or be fired.
It looks to me like everyone in the establishment circles of power are totally corrupt. What is wrong with these people??
$atan...................
Sadly, I think you killed two birds with one stone there...
Fed Bank presidents are not presidential appointees.
Plus Yellen’s term expires in 2018.
As Fed Chair. Her term on the Fed Board of Governors doesn't expire until 2024. She could stay.
These kinds of things make me think twice about my opposition to the death penalty.
At least, until I realize the law will never be applied properly to people like this. Hope a vigilante group burns him alive or something appropriate like that.
They’re sociopaths. Political power is much much much more addictive than say something like cocaine.
> What is wrong with these people??
“No charges will be filed.”
I think the first people we need to look at are the people not filing charges.
Back around 1980 a bar buddy would tell me the unemployment numbers the night before they were released... not that I could do anything with that info.
....but I would bet adult beverages were involved with this leak.
We prosecute the analyst, throw his ass in prison, and the Fed President gets his triple-gold-plated retirement package and heads for the Outer Banks and a permanent vacation? That's the usual denouement, n'est-ce pas?
He was planning on retiring as of October 1st. He just started it five months early.
Not clear the analyst did anything wrong or improper here at all.
Those popcorn futures I bought and paying off hard now.
an elected official speaking; "yes, I had those guys murdered, so what, I quit" /s.
the US crony legal system is and has been an effing joke and this incident proves the point.
Trump needs to enforce the law to its fullest extent or the DC swamp will continue to grow and will consume or eliminate him before too long.
As far as I'm concerned they could deep six her tomorrow.
She is nothing more than the kindly old grandmother image, used as a facade, who does "doublespeak" better than Alan Greenspan.
“quit or be fired.”
most likely “quit or go to prison”.
Just WOW!
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