Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 2 October 2026
DOJ says it will not reopen criminal probe into former Fed Chair Powell
The confirmation comes after the Fed's inspector general report that said there were no grounds for a criminal referral over the mismanaged headquarters renovation.
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All four outlets converge on the Fed watchdog finding no criminal wrongdoing or legal violations in the headquarters renovation probe involving Jerome Powell. Axios and PBS NewsHour frame it most directly as Powell being cleared, while NBC News emphasizes that the project had drawn Trump’s scrutiny. CBS News is the only outlet here to mention the White House’s complaints about “ostentatious” features, and PBS NewsHour alone adds that the report said the project was poorly managed.
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