subpoena

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A judge recently threw out Justice Department subpoenas in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal

One prosecutor’s email in this time period says that prior to any move to “fire off subpoenas for so many members,” he needed to “make sure Jack’s aware.”

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A federal judge last week ruled the subpoenas were improper and appeared designed to “harass and pressure” Powell into lowering rates or resigning.

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A federal judge last week threw out a pair of subpoenas, ruling they were improper and designed to harass the Fed chair.

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Prosecutors said that testimony may have contained discrepancies, opened a grand jury investigation in late 2025, and sent subpoenas in January.

From Barron's