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Pirro says instead the Federal Reserve's inspector general has been asked to examine the cost issues.
The Justice Department's investigation into Powell generated major blowback for the Trump administration when the probe's existence became public earlier this year.
It prompted North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Tillis to threaten to block President Trump's pick to replace Powell at the Fed, Kevin Warsh, unless the DOJ dropped its investigation.
Now the decision to do exactly that appears to clear the way for the Senate to move forward
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, says in a statement on X that her office is closing its investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns in the renovations of the Fed's headquarters.
The Bureau says instead the Federal Reserve's inspector general has been asked to examine the cost issues.
The Justice Department's investigation into Powell generated major blowback for the Trump administration when the probe's existence became public earlier this year.
It prompted North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Tillis to threaten to block President Trump's pick to replace Powell at the Fed, Kevin Warsh, unless the DOJ dropped its investigation.
Now the decision to do exactly that appears to clear the way for the Senate to move forward
Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington.
Attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, says in a statement on X that her office is closing its investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns in the renovations of the Fed's headquarters.
Pirro says instead, the Federal Reserve's inspector general has been asked to examine the cost issues.
The Justice Department's investigation into Powell generated major blowback for the Trump administration when the probe's existence became public earlier this year.
It prompted North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Tillis to threaten to block President Trump's pick to replace Powell at the Fed, Kevin Warsh, unless the DOJ dropped its investigation.
Now the decision to do exactly that appears to clear the way for the Senate to move forward on Warsh's nomination.