Trump Signals DOJ Should Continue Powell Probe

A judge recently blocked subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve as part of an investigation into the cost overrun of the central bank’s building renovation.
Trump Signals DOJ Should Continue Powell Probe
Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi meets with President Donald Trump as Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, look on during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 19, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump indicated on March 19 that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was still under investigation over the $2.5 billion price tag to renovate the Federal Reserve’s Washington headquarters, after a federal judge blocked subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve as part of a criminal investigation of Powell.

“He’s under investigation, because he’s building a building for hundreds of millions more than it’s supposed to cost,” Trump said during a press briefing with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office before their bilateral meeting.
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