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Pirro keeps pressure on Fed's Powell despite dropping probe

CNBC · May 1, 2026, 5:00 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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  • How she handles an imminent appeal will help determine the extent of President Donald Trump's influence on the Fed.
  • Pirro has until Monday to appeal District of Columbia Chief Judge James Boasberg's rulings quashing her subpoenas to the Fed.

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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro may have suspended her criminal investigation into outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but she and her office remain at the center of the power struggle over the influential central bank. How she handles an imminent appeal will help determine the extent of President Donald Trump's influence on the Fed.

Pirro has until Monday to appeal District of Columbia Chief Judge James Boasberg's rulings quashing her subpoenas to the Fed.

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