Fed’s Failure to Respond to DOJ Inquiries Prompted Powell Probe: Pirro

‘The word ‘indictment’ has come out of Mr. Powell’s mouth, no one else’s,’ said the U.S. attorney.

District of Columbia Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said on Jan. 13 that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could have avoided a Department of Justice probe if the central bank “had just responded to our outreach.”

In a Jan. 13 statement on X, Pirro said the U.S. Attorney’s Office had repeatedly contacted the Fed about cost overruns and Powell’s June testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.