Federal prosecutors end criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, hand inquiry to inspector general

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U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Friday that federal prosecutors are closing their criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, shifting the inquiry over potential cost overruns at the Fed's Washington, D.C., headquarters renovation to the central bank's own inspector general. The move clears a major obstacle to Kevin Warsh's confirmation as Powell's successor, and [] The post Federal prosecutors end criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, hand inquiry to inspector general appeared first on Conservative Institute.