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DOJ drops criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell

<p>The Department of Justice said Friday it will drop <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/12/fed-powell-trump-inquiry-renovations" target="_blank">a criminal probe</a> into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, a sharp pivot in an unprecedented investigation into the nation's t

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DOJ drops criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell<p>The Department of Justice said Friday it will drop <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/01/12/fed-powell-trump-inquiry-renovations" target="_blank">a criminal probe</a> into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, a sharp pivot in an unprecedented investigation into the nation's t
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