The Latest: DOJ subpoenas central bank and threatens criminal indictment, Fed Chair Powell says

  • Posted on January 12, 2026
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The Latest: DOJ subpoenas central bank and threatens criminal indictment, Fed Chair Powell says

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellsaid Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations. The move represents an unprecedented escalation in President Donald Trump’s battle with the Fed, an independent agency he's repeatedly attacked for not cutting its key interest rate as sharply as he prefers. The renewed fight will likely rattle financial markets Monday and could over time escalate borrowing costs for mortgages and other loans.
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