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The Fight Over Fed Independence Just Got Taken To a Whole New Level

January 12, 2026·33 min·4-min readconversationalnews
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In a dramatic escalation of tensions between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve, Chairman Jerome Powell has been served with a grand jury subpoena from the DOJ, potentially threatening criminal charges over alleged false testimony related to a Federal Reserve building renova

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Lev Menand

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Jerome PowellLisa CookLev Menand

Books

The Fed Unboundby Lev Menand

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Williams and ConnollyFederal Reserve

Topics

Criminal JusticeEconomicsFederal ReserveInflationSupreme CourtUs Politics

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