Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Powell investigation backfires with Hill Republicans

The Trump administration's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is backfiring in the halls of Congress - likely one reason why investors still have yet to panic. No less than a half-dozen GOP senators publicly criticized the Department of Justice for investigating Powell over Hill testimony last year about the Fed headquarters' renovation.

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With some brave exceptions, the only reason that any Republican is standing up to Trump is that they now smell his blood in the water.

As a pundit recently put it. the GOP Congress was born on its knees.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-13 09:32 AM

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