Leavitt says Powell probe 'not necessarily dropped,' 'just under a different authority'

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The Hill

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday sought to signal that the legal pressure was not off Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite the Justice Department dropping its investigation into his handling of renovations at the central bank. Leavitt said the case is not necessarily dropped, pointing to a statement released by Jeanine Pirro,...