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Moore, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, helped write
Trump's signature tax plan. The position would give him a vote
at the policy-setting table of an institution whose
interest-rate hikes last year were a frequent target of Trump's
ire.
Trump was so incensed by the Fed's policies he is said to have
sought advice late last year on whether he could fire its
chairman, Jerome Powell.
The Bloomberg News report, by a White House reporter and a
colleague who covers the Treasury Department, cited people
familiar with the matter whom they did not name.
A Fed spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment from
Reuters made outside of business hours Thursday.
There are two open positions on the Fed's seven-seat Board of
Governors.
The White House is also continuing to consider one-time
presidential candidate and pizza chain magnate Herman Cain for a
spot, Bloomberg News said, despite concerns that the accusations
of sexual harassment that derailed Cain's bid for president
could complicate his Senate confirmation.
(Reporting by Ann Saphir; Editing by Kim Coghill)
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