January 12, 2026

US justice department opens criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

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US justice department opens criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Federal prosecutors have initiated a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell.

Powell described the investigation as "unprecedented."

The probe follows Powell's refusal to lower interest rates at the request of Donald Trump.

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