[Trump Hints: May Seek to Dismiss Federal Reserve Governors If Appointments Were Signed by Autopen] According to a report by Jinse Finance, former U.S. President Donald Trump hinted that if the appointment documents of Federal Reserve governors, appointed by former President Joe Biden, were signed by an autopen, he might seek to dismiss them. This marks his latest attempt to strengthen control over the central bank. However, such a move is unlikely to succeed. Trump previously declared his intention to revoke executive orders signed by Biden using an autopen, but this effort garnered little more than attention and achieved minimal results. Any attempt to invalidate appointments approved by the Senate would almost certainly face legal challenges from the appointees. Nevertheless, these remarks represent Trump's latest encroachment on the independence of the central bank. At a political rally in Pennsylvania, Trump stated: 'I’ve heard that those appointments might have been signed by an autopen. If they were signed by an autopen—maybe I’m wrong, but we’ll find out.' According to procedural rules, after a nominee is approved by the Senate, the president finalizes the appointment by signing the appointment document, formally establishing the individual in their federal position. Trump went on to suggest that if officials he appointed had similarly used an autopen, he might 'kick them out.' He asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was attending the rally with him, to investigate the matter. 'Can you look into it?' Trump continued. 'Scott, okay, because I’ve heard that the autopen might have signed all four, or maybe a couple of them—let’s just check two of them. So, look into it.' The Federal Reserve declined to comment.