# Blanche Says Powell Probe Won’t Be Reopened

https://mins.news/en/video/84057

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-02 20:06 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl_0C60reio

> Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department will not reopen a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over cost overruns in the central bank’s building renovation. The department may continue reviewing oversight and act if evidence of wrongdoing emerges.

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