The Justice Department said it would end its criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, an attempt to clear the obstacle that has stalled Kevin Warsh’s confirmation as his successor. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said,

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday that she is dropping her investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over the cost for renovations at the central bank, a move that could clear a path for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh as Powell’s replacement.

The Justice Department on Friday announced it's pausing its investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday that her office is closing its probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell and the central bank’s Washington headquarters renovation, punting the matter to the central bank’s inspector general.

The move paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro looks on while announcing charges in connection with an international car theft ring during a press conference at

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice on Friday said that it’s backing down in a standoff over the leadership of the Federal Reserve, an announcement that is expected to pave the way for Trump’s nominee for Fed chair,

President Donald Trump said that he’d be open to alternative ways to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, potentially offering an off-ramp to a current legal battle that is holding up the confirmation of the president’s new pick to lead the central bank,