Judge Blocks DOJ Subpoenas Targeting Fed's Powell

Republican narrative

An activist judge has handed Jerome Powell a get-out-of-jail-free card by blocking legitimate grand jury subpoenas into a $600 million cost overrun scandal at the Federal Reserve. Powell made questionable statements to Congress about the ballooning renovation costs, and prosecutors had every right to investigate — that's how justice works. Blocking evidence-gathering before a probe even begins is a perversion of the legal process.