Top Democrats demand clarity from Jeanine Pirro over threat to reopen investigation into Jerome Powell – as it happened

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Leavitt says Powell probe ‘not necessarily dropped,’ ‘just under a different authority’

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday sought to signal that the legal pressure was not off Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite the Justice Department dropping its investigation into his. This cluster currently includes 3 articles from 3 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 3 articles from 3 sources. Sources in this event include The Hill, CNN, The Guardian US.

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Leavitt says Powell probe ‘not necessarily dropped,’ ‘just under a different authority’
The Hill
The Hill
Center
4/24/2026

Leavitt says Powell probe ‘not necessarily dropped,’ ‘just under a different authority’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday sought to signal that the legal pressure was not off Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite the Justice Department dropping its investigation into his handling of renovations at the central bank. Leavitt said “the case is not necessarily dropped,” pointing.

Jeanine Pirro drops criminal probe of Jerome Powell | CNN Business
CNN
CNN
Left
4/24/2026

Jeanine Pirro drops criminal probe of Jerome Powell

The Trump administration’s extraordinary criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is over, removing significant uncertainty that had been clouding the future of the world’s most important central bank. Jeanine Pirro, the US Attorney for the District of Columbia, announced on X Friday that she is.

Top Democrats demand clarity from Jeanine Pirro over threat to reopen investigation into Jerome Powell – as it happened
The Guardian US4/25/2026

Top Democrats demand clarity from Jeanine Pirro over threat to reopen investigation into Jerome Powell – as it happened

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Dick Durbin , the ranking Democrats on the Senate banking and judiciary committees, wrote to Jeanine Pirro, the former Fox News host serving as US attorney for the District of Columbia, demanding that she explain her threat that she could reopen a criminal investigation into Jerome.