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Fed watchdog clears former chair Powell in renovation probe
A Federal Reserve watchdog found no criminal wrongdoing by former chair Jerome Powell in its investigation of the central bank's expensive headquarters renovation, according to a report released on Wednesday. Why it matters: The findings effectively clear Powell after the Justice Department opened a
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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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