US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he has no plans to fire Jerome Powell despite a ‍Justice Department criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair, but it was “too early” to say what he would ultimately do.“I don’t have any plan to do that,” Trump told Reuters in an interview when asked if he would attempt to remove Powell from his job.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Asked whether the investigation gave him grounds to do so, Trump added: “Right now, we’re (in) a little bit of a holding pattern with him, and we’re going to determine ⁠what to do. But I can’t get into it. It’s too soon. Too early.”Powell’s term as Fed chief ends in May, but he is not obligated to leave the Washington-based Board of Governors until 2028.Trump suggested he was inclined to nominate either former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh or National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett to replace Powell. He also said he had ruled out US Treasury