DOJ Drops Criminal Probe Of Fed Chair

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has ended its probe into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of his successor, Kevin Warsh. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeannine Pirro said on X on Friday that her office was ending its probe into the Fed’s extensive building renovations because the Fed’s inspector general would scrutinize them instead. The decision ends an investigation that was among several undertaken by the Justice Department into President Donald Trump’s perceived adversaries. The investigation for months had failed to gain traction as prosecutors struggled to articulate a basis to suspect criminal conduct.