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DNYUZvia The Washington PostApr 15, 2026

Justice Department officials turned away from Fed construction site

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the target of a DOJ probe that a federal judge recently labeled a political pretext.

Justice Department officials turned away from Fed construction site
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Federal prosecutors under U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro were denied entry to a Federal Reserve construction site as part of an investigation into the central bank's building costs, which a judge previously labeled a pretext to pressure Chair Jerome Powell.

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