Trump asks AG Blanche to review Powell clearance report — SkimNews
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- Trump wrote Wednesday that he asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to "study" the Office of Inspector General's report on the Federal Reserve renovation probe
- The Office of Inspector General report cleared former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of criminal wrongdoing tied to the central bank's building renovations
- Powell was the named subject of the watchdog investigation examining the Fed's renovation project
- Axios headlined the same story "Fed watchdog clears former chair Powell in renovation probe" — convergent on the clearance finding, while Trump's directive to re-study it shows the White House is routing the matter to the Justice Department despite the OIG's conclusion
Why it matters: By directing AG Blanche to study a watchdog report that already cleared Powell, Trump is ensuring the Justice Department — not solely the Fed's internal inspector general — will now examine the renovation matter, keeping a federal investigation pathway open against the former Fed chair.
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