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Friday, March 13, 2026

A top federal judge in Washington on Friday blocked Justice Department subpoenas to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors after determining the government "produced essentially zero evidence" to support a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, according to an unsealed court opinion.

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... "There is abundant evidence that the subpoenas' dominant (if not sole) purpose is to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the President or to resign and make way for a Fed Chair who will," U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in his opinion.

"A mountain of evidence suggests that the Government served these subpoenas on the Board to pressure its Chair into voting for lower interest rates or resigning.

On the other side of the scale, the Government has produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime; indeed, its justifications are so thin and unsubstantiated that the Court can only conclude that they are pretextual," the judge added. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 04:12 PM | Reply

Looks like Acting U.S. Attorney Pirro is having a melt-down on TV over this Judge's ruling.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 04:13 PM | Reply

The "revenge and retribution" lawfare tour doesn't seem to be working out very well.

LOL.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-13 04:31 PM | Reply

@#2

She said that the Trump DoJ is about law and order, not politics.

And she said that with a straight face.


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-13 04:31 PM | Reply

And she said that with a straight face.

Maybe she's like Kristi Noem and her face just doesn't move.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-13 04:37 PM | Reply

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