{"id":72049,"date":"2026-03-25T04:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T04:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/justice-department-found-no-evidence-of-a-crime-in-federal-reserve-renovation-project-prosecutor-admits\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T04:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T04:19:28","slug":"justice-department-found-no-evidence-of-a-crime-in-federal-reserve-renovation-project-prosecutor-admits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/justice-department-found-no-evidence-of-a-crime-in-federal-reserve-renovation-project-prosecutor-admits\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Department found no evidence of a crime in Federal Reserve renovation project, prosecutor admits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doj-subpoenas-federal-reserve-building-renovations-jerome-powell\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Justice Department&#8217;s investigation<\/a><\/span> of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn&#8217;t find any evidence of a crime, a federal prosecutor privately conceded under questioning by a skeptical judge earlier this month, according to a transcript of the sealed hearing.<\/p>\n<p>That admission by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Massucco came during a March 3 hearing that was closed to the public, the transcript shows. Eight days later, Chief Judge James Boasberg <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/federal-reserve-jerome-powell-subpoenas-justice-department-judge\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">quashed government subpoenas<\/a><\/span> issued to the Federal Reserve, dealing a severe blow to the government&#8217;s investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In his March 11 ruling, Boasberg said the government had produced &#8220;essentially zero evidence&#8221; to suspect Fed Chair Jerome Powell of a crime. The judge, who was nominated to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, also described prosecutors&#8217; justification for the subpoenas as &#8220;thin and unsubstantiated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the earlier hearing, Boasberg asked the prosecutor from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro&#8217;s office to specify any evidence of fraud or criminal misconduct related to Powell&#8217;s testimony about the renovation project or the construction work itself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So what false statements did (Powell) make before Congress?&#8221; the judge asked Massucco, according to the transcript.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, we don&#8217;t know is my first answer,&#8221; replied Massucco, chief of the criminal division for Pirro&#8217;s Washington office. &#8220;However, there are certain areas that he addressed that caused concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Okay,&#8221; the judge continued. &#8220;And then what evidence is there of fraud or criminal misconduct in relation to the renovations?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Again, we do not know at this time. However, there are 1.2 billion reasons for us to look into it,&#8221; Massucco said, referring to the amount of the project&#8217;s cost overruns.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post was the first to report on the details of the hearing from the transcript.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation has delayed Senate consideration <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-kevin-warsh-federal-reserve-chair-nominee-announced\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">of Kevin Warsh<\/a><\/span>, President Trump&#8217;s pick to replace Powell when his term ends May 15. Powell can remain as chair past that date if no replacement has been approved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A mountain of evidence suggests that the Government served these subpoenas on the Board to pressure its Chair into voting for lower interest rates or resigning,&#8221; the judge wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Massucco said during the sealed hearing that there is no evidence that prosecutors&#8217; motive for the grand jury subpoenas &#8220;is anything other than trying to find the truth of the matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we have a right to do that,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Hur, an attorney who represented the Federal Reserve board of governors at the March 3 hearing, said the subpoenas are part of a pressure campaign to support Mr. Trump&#8217;s push for lower interest rates.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He clearly has very strong political motives to try to get lower interest rates, but because of the safeguards that have been erected by Congress around the Federal Reserve&#8217;s independence when it comes to setting monetary policy, he can&#8217;t get it,&#8221; Hur told the judge.<\/p>\n<p>Pirro, a former Fox News host who was Mr. Trump&#8217;s pick to lead the nation&#8217;s largest U.S. Attorney&#8217;s office, derided Boasberg as an &#8220;activist judge&#8221; and claimed he had &#8220;neutered the grand jury&#8217;s ability to investigate crime.&#8221; She vowed to appeal his decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is wrong and it is without legal authority,&#8221; she said at a news conference earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>A Fed spokesperson declined to comment Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation by Pirro&#8217;s office centered on brief testimony last June by Powell before the Senate Banking Committee, when he was asked about cost overruns on the Fed&#8217;s extensive building renovations. 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