Justice Department officials turned away from Fed construction site
Senator Thom Tillis is blocking the confirmation of a new Fed Chair until the Justice Department's investigation is fully resolved.
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Senator Thom Tillis is blocking the confirmation of a new Fed Chair until the Justice Department's investigation is fully resolved.
Republished from The Washington Post, with credit to the original publisher.
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Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office sought access to a Federal Reserve construction site, but were turned away pending clearance. The article reports the visit as another development in a probe whose subpoenas were quashed by a judge and which could affect Kevin Warsh’s confirmation and Jerome Powell’s tenure.
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Outlets across the spectrum report on Senator Tillis's refusal to confirm Fed nominees until the DOJ probe into Jerome Powell is resolved. Left-leaning sources like RawStory emphasize Tillis's sharp rhetoric calling the investigation a "bogus" revenge crusade, while Fox News frames the situation as a deepening "tiff" between the Senator and President Trump that threatens the new chair's confirmation.
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