DOJ asks judge to vacate Federal Reserve subpoena decisions
Pirro said the Justice Department will not appeal and instead wants Boasberg to erase rulings that blocked two grand jury subpoenas, citing mootness and precedent concerns.
- On Sunday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for the District of Columbia abandoned her appeal of Chief Judge James Boasberg's ruling, filing a motion to vacate the order quashing subpoenas in her investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
- Chief Judge James Boasberg quashed the subpoenas after finding Pirro presented no specific evidence of wrongdoing, citing substantial signs the investigation aimed to harass Powell over interest-rate decisions or force his resignation.
- Pirro argues the ruling sets a harmful precedent limiting grand jury access for prosecutors, though it remains unclear what specific relief she seeks from the motion to vacate.
- Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Murphy questioned Pirro's legal standing to use a motion to vacate, noting that appeals typically require Department of Justice approval before proceeding.
- Powell pledged to remain on the Fed board until legal threats resolve, while Pirro awaits a report from Fed Inspector General Michael Horowitz before deciding whether to end her investigation.
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DOJ moves to vacate Federal Reserve subpoena rulings after closing Powell probe
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro filed a motion Monday asking a federal judge to wipe his earlier decision quashing two grand jury subpoenas tied to a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, even as the Justice Department made clear it still disagrees with the ruling. The move, reported by The Hill, came after Pirro’s...
Pirro Abandons Plan to Appeal Powell Subpoenas in Fed Investigation
CNBC U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro on Monday asked a federal judge to vacate his decisions blocking aspects of her criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve under Chair Jerome Powell. Pirro’s motion effectively walks back an often-repeated plan to appeal the judge’s rulings to a higher court. That ends, for the time being, the threat that Powell could be forced to turn over evidence to Pirro. Still, it is unlik…
DOJ’s Pirro Asks Judge to Toss Earlier Ruling on Fed Subpoenas
The US Justice Department has asked a federal judge to throw out his ruling that blocked prosecutors from using grand jury subpoenas during their investigation into building-cost overruns by the Federal Reserve.
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