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A US judge blocked the DOJ’s subpoenas to the Federal Reserve in the Powell investigation, ruling the subpoenas were primarily meant to pressure Powell to yield on rate cuts and lacked substantive evidence, effectively halting part of the probe and underscoring Fed independence.
James Boasberg, a new chief judge of the federal district court in Washington, D.C., will oversee grand jury investigations into former President Trump, including the probe into classified documents found at his Florida estate. Boasberg replaces Beryl Howell, who served as chief judge during high-profile investigations, including the Justice Department's probe into links between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The position is important as special counsel Jack Smith conducts grand jury investigations into Trump's retention of classified documents and efforts to reverse the 2020 presidential election.
U.S. District Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg, an Obama appointee, is set to replace Beryl Howell as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington, D.C., giving him oversight of grand jury investigations into former President Donald Trump, including the probe into classified documents found at his Florida estate. The position is important as special counsel Jack Smith conducts investigations into Trump's retention of classified documents and efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election. Boasberg has previously served as presiding judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and raised concerns about errors and omissions in surveillance applications filed during the Trump-Russia investigation.
James "Jeb" Boasberg, an appointee of Democratic President Barack Obama, becomes the new chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, inheriting oversight of secret proceedings involving special counsel criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump's retention of classified documents and efforts by him and his allies to undo his 2020 election loss. Boasberg will have sole discretion over sealed federal grand jury proceedings and will immediately take over responsibility for handling certain issues that may arise in the special counsel investigations involving Trump.