Coverage dated January 11, 2026 to January 12, 2026
A Look At The DOJ Investigation Of The Fed’s Jerome Powell
Headline from Forbes
Justice Department prosecutors are probing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for alleged false testimony about costly building renovations to pressure Powell.
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Trump's fight with Federal Reserve Chair Powell just took a new twist — sending stocks and the dollar lower and lifting gold. DW looks into whether a new criminal investigation could put the Fed's independence at risk.
Powell claimed, without evidence, that the inquries into the renovations and his congressional testimony were merely “pretexts" for political interference in monetary policy. | Economy
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over his June testimony before Congress about the central bank
Trump administration opens criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as congressional Republicans push back and threaten to block Fed nominees.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., has launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s headquarters.
After Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he was being criminally investigated, President Donald Trump said he was in the dark on the move. That ignores a long campaign by Trump against Powell.
President Trump claimed Sunday night to have no knowledge of an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that has led to the Justice Department subpoenaing the central bank and threatening to indict Powell for lying to Congress.
A group of former Federal Reserve chairs and ex-Treasury secretaries from both administrations of both parties is defending Fed Chair Jerome Powell amid the Trump DOJ's probe.
U.S. attorney's office investigates whether Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was truthful in congressional testimony about the Fed's Washington headquarters renovation.
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony, raising concerns about the Fed's independence.
The US attorney’s office for the District of Columbia has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to a report.
The Trump administration has suggested Powell violated the law with his renovations of the Fed’s headquarters, but the Fed argues it can renovate the buildings however it wants.
