Coverage dated October 2, 2026

DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell

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Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project The 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 pr…

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Bloomberg
DOJ Not Reopening Criminal Probe Into Fed’s Powell, Blanche Says (opens Bloomberg)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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The US Justice Department isn’t reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation project.
Financial Times
US justice department will not reopen criminal probe of Fed’s Jay Powell (opens Financial Times)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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US attorney-general Todd Blanche says not having ‘any oversight’ of the central bank’s $2.5bn renovation project ‘isn’t necessarily a crime’
The Guardian
DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell (opens The Guardian)
Published Oct 2, 2026
The Guardian's feed description
Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project The 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 pr…
Washington Examiner
Blanche: DOJ won’t reopen investigation into Jerome Powell (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department will not open its criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following the release of an internal watchdog report that found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.