US justice department drops criminal investigation against Jerome Powell
Move will remove obstacle for confirmation of Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to replace Powell as Federal Reserve chair
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The US Department of Justice is dropping its criminal investigation against Federal Reserve chair https://www.theguardian.com/business/jerome-powell">Jerome Powell, clearing the path for https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump’s new nominee for chair to be confirmed.
Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s appointed US attorney for the District of Columbia, said in a social media post that she directed her office to close its investigation into https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/21/us-federal-reserve-renovations">renovations at the Fed headquarters that went over budget.
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