A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro admitted in a March 3 closed hearing
that the Justice Department lacks evidence of wrongdoing in its criminal probe
of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell over $2.5 billion in office
renovations. Subpoenas central to the investigation were quashed by a federal
judge, who noted “essentially zero evidence” of a crime. Trump had claimed
“criminality” in the renovations. Powell attorneys stressed cost overruns are
typical for federal projects. Prosecutors plan to appeal.
