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DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell
Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project The US justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation pr
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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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