Trump-aligned prosecutor quietly opened investigation into Jerome Powell: report

One of President Donald Trump's favorite U.S. Attorneys quietly opened an investigation into the Federal Reserve chairman last year, according to a new report.

The New York Times reported on Sunday that Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., opened an investigation into Jerome Powell, who Trump appointed to lead the Federal Reserve in 2017, over his handling of the Federal Reserve headquarters renovation. The move comes at a time when Trump has sought to remove Powell from...