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DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell

Global Published 3 October 2026, 03:32 · archived 2 Oct 2026

Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation projectThe US ⁠justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell ⁠for cost overruns ⁠related ​to the central bank’s building renovation project, a department spokesperson said on Friday.Attorney general Todd ⁠Blanche – in comments to Bloomberg News, which first reported the development – said he has not ruled out ⁠continuing to look into the project’s oversight and potentially take ​action if evidence of ‌wrongdoing came to ‌light. Con...

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