# Blanche says DOJ will not reopen criminal probe into former Fed Chair Powell

https://mins.news/en/item/84010

- Reuters, 2026-10-02 19:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/blanche-says-doj-is-not-reopening-criminal-probe-into-feds-powell-bloomberg-news-2026-10-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac0076eaa92170001cc01d3

> Attorney General Todd Blanche told Bloomberg News that the US Justice Department will not reopen a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns tied to the central bank’s building renovation project.

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