# DOJ Won’t Reopen Criminal Probe Into Fed’s Powell, Blanche Says

https://mins.news/en/item/83991

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-02 19:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-02/doj-not-reopening-criminal-probe-into-fed-s-powell-blanche-says?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac00208aa92170001cc018e

> The US Justice Department will not reopen a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns tied to the renovation of the central bank’s building, Blanche says.

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