DOJ drops criminal probe of Fed, Jerome Powell

The Justice Department announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank.

The announcement from Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, likely clears the way for the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, the former Fed board member nominated by Trump to replace Powell as Fed chair.

In a Friday post on social media, Pirro said she asked the Fed inspector general (IG) to investigate Powell and the bank’s renovations, and would be closing the criminal investigation launched by the DOJ in December.

“The IG has the authority to hold the Federal Reserve accountable to American taxpayers. I expect a comprehensive report in short order and am confident the outcome will assist in resolving, once and for all, the questions that led this office to issue subpoenas,” Pirro wrote.

“Accordingly, I have........

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