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Facing a Monday deadline, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro appears to abandon plans to appeal Judge Boasberg’s ruling in her criminal probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and will instead file a motion to vacate, signaling a strategic shift away from demanding Fed documents on cost overruns as she weighs next steps and awaits Inspector General Horowitz’s report.
The Federal Reserve is opposing the Justice Department’s bid to reinstate subpoenas tied to a probe of Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony, after the DOJ acknowledged it has no evidence of misconduct. Court filings show the Fed arguing subpoenas were improper and that a prior ruling quashing them could be reconsidered, potentially inviting an appeal. The standoff casts a cloud over Powell’s leadership as the White House weighs a successor and the Senate stalls on confirmation, delaying Fed policy and with potential global economic implications.
A U.S. District Judge in D.C. quashed two grand-jury subpoenas to the Federal Reserve Board, ruling they were issued to harass Powell into complying with the President’s demands or resigning rather than for a legitimate investigation; he ordered the subpoenas unsealed (with redactions); the ruling underscores Fed independence amid Republican-led pressure, while the Justice Department’s attorney Pirro criticized the decision and signaled an appeal.
A federal judge blocked DOJ subpoenas to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a probe tied to the renovation of Fed offices, ruling the subpoenas were issued for an improper purpose to pressure Powell over interest-rate decisions; Powell defended Fed independence amid political pressure, as lawmakers react and the Fed prepares its upcoming rate decision.
A federal appeals court dismissed the Justice Department’s judicial-misconduct complaint against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, finding the DOJ failed to provide the necessary sources and corroboration for the alleged remarks at a Judicial Conference meeting. The panel said missing attachments and unverified sources left the complaint unsubstantiated, and noted that expressing concerns about executive-branch compliance in such settings does not automatically amount to misconduct. The story also notes related controversy over Boasberg’s rulings on the Alien Enemies Act migrant removals and mentions a separate DOJ complaint against a different judge on the same court.
The U.S. Sixth Circuit dismissed the Justice Department's ethics complaint against Judge James E. Boasberg, saying the DOJ failed to substantiate allegations of inappropriate comments at a private judges’ meeting; even if some remarks were substantiated, they would not have been improper, clearing Boasberg amid scrutiny of his Trump-era rulings.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said he’s “for it” on impeachment articles against judges perceived as antagonistic to President Trump, marking a shift in his stance and spotlighting Judge James Boasberg as a target in a revived conservative push—though GOP lawmakers acknowledge impeachment would be an extreme, uncertain path with uncertain votes.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States cannot retrieve 137 Venezuelan men deported in March after Trump invoked wartime powers, and that remote bond hearings would be infeasible due to witness identity concerns and ongoing talks with Venezuela’s new leadership; the men were sent to Venezuela following a prisoner swap, and DOJ plans to seek appellate relief to counter a judge’s order, as U.S.-Venezuela relations remain delicate under acting president Delcy Rodríguez.