Trump met with Kevin Warsh as part of Fed chair search
WASHINGTON (AP) â  President Donald Trump  met with former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh as part of the process of interviewing candidates for the Fed's top job.
A White House official said  Trump  and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met with Warsh on Thursday. The official spoke Friday on condition of anonymity to discuss private White House meetings.
 Trump  has said previously that  he  is considering re-nominating Fed Chair Janet Yellen when  her  term ends in February. But  he  has said  he  is also looking at other candidates including Gary Cohn  the head of  Trump 's National Economic Council.
Warsh  who served on the Fed's board from 2006 to 2011  was a key adviser to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke during the 2008 financial crisis. He is married to Jane Lauder  granddaughter of cosmetics giant Estee Lauder. Her father  Ronald Lauder is a longtime  Trump  friend.
 Trump  told reporters earlier this month that  he  liked and respected Yellen but had not made a decision yet on the Fed job. While  Trump  was harshly critical during the campaign of Yellen's performance   he  has made only favorable comments about  her  since the election.
Yellen's current term as chair expires on Feb. 3. In an interview this summer   Trump  mentioned Cohn as another candidate for the Fed job. But Cohn's prospects appeared to dim after he was publicly critical in August of  Trump 's response to the protest violence in Charlottesville  Virginia.
Yellen  asked last week whether she had met with  Trump  recently  said she had not met with the president since a brief discussion the two had after  Trump  took office. Yellen has repeatedly said she plans to serve out her current term. But she has not said whether she would serve another four-year term is asked to so do by  Trump .
At present there are three vacancies on the Fed board  and there will soon be a fourth. Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer announced earlier this month that he planned to step down in October. So far   Trump  has moved to fill only one of the vacancies  nominating Utah financier Randal Quarles to the Fed board to be vice chairman for bank supervision. His nomination is pending before the Senate.
WASHINGTON (AP) â   [TGT] met with former Federal Reserve board member Kevin Warsh as part of the process of interviewing candidates for the Fed's top job.
A White House official said   [TGT] and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met with Warsh on Thursday. The official spoke Friday on condition of anonymity to discuss private White House meetings.
  [TGT] has said previously that   [TGT]   is considering re-nominating Fed Chair Janet Yellen when  her  term ends in February. But   [TGT]   has said   [TGT]   is also looking at other candidates including Gary Cohn  the head of   [TGT]  's National Economic Council.
Warsh  who served on the Fed's board from 2006 to 2011  was a key adviser to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke during the 2008 financial crisis. He is married to Jane Lauder  granddaughter of cosmetics giant Estee Lauder. Her father  Ronald Lauder is a longtime   [TGT]   friend.
  [TGT] told reporters earlier this month that   [TGT]   liked and respected Yellen but had not made a decision yet on the Fed job. While   [TGT] was harshly critical during the campaign of Yellen's performance    [TGT]   has made only favorable comments about   [TGT]   since the election.
Yellen's current term as chair expires on Feb. 3. In an interview this summer    [TGT]   mentioned Cohn as another candidate for the Fed job. But Cohn's prospects appeared to dim after he was publicly critical in August of  Trump 's response to the protest violence in Charlottesville  Virginia.
Yellen  asked last week whether she had met with  Trump  recently  said she had not met with the president since a brief discussion the two had after   [TGT] took office. Yellen has repeatedly said  [TGT]  plans to serve out  [TGT]  current term. But  [TGT]  has not said whether  [TGT]  would serve another four-year term is asked to so do by  [TGT]  .
At present there are three vacancies on the Fed board  and there will soon be a fourth. Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer announced earlier this month that he planned to step down in October. So far    [TGT] has moved to fill only one of the vacancies  nominating Utah financier Randal Quarles to the Fed board to be vice chairman for bank supervision. His nomination is pending before the Senate.