Pirro frames Powell probe as accountability test, insisting no one is above the law
TL;DR
DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro blasted Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Hannity, saying 'no one is above the law' as prosecutors open a probe into Powell’s congressional testimony about the Fed’s renovation project; Powell calls the move unprecedented and denies wrongdoing; no charges have been filed, and the case arrives as leaders at the Fed risk scrutiny amid presidential discussions of Powell’s replacement.
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