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Federal Reserve watchdog finds no criminal violations for building renovation cost overruns
Trump criticized $2.4bn rehab amid attempts to pressure then Fed chair Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates An internal watchdog said the Federal Reserve mismanaged costs associated with a $2.4bn renovation of its Washington DC headquarters, but noted that no criminal violations occurred, acco
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Both outlets foreground the watchdog’s conclusion that the renovation was mismanaged but did not involve criminal wrongdoing. The Independent’s headline closely tracks the grouped framing and adds a cost figure in its extract, while The Guardian US similarly emphasizes the absence of criminal violations and is alone in mentioning Trump’s criticism and pressure on Jerome Powell in the extract.
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