DOJ didn’t do this without his direction. Guess the buffoon wised up and realized that gunning for Powel was an act off cutting of his nose to spite his face.
Galenvant on
You know what, as corrupt as this was I’m glad they’re wasting time failing dumb shit that was always going nowhere.
Romantic_Piscean on
The purpose of such investigations, charges, etc. is to please Trump, get the initial story in the press, play to the MAGA crowd, control the narrative, intimidate others. That these cases have no basis in law isn’t the point.
RDDT_100P on
Wonder if this is bait to make Powell comfortable to resign as his answer in the FOMC meetings has always been that he will have no intention to leave the Fed as a governor while there is an ongoing Federal investigation.
Hoping he doesnt though as we need as many sane heads for as long as we could in the Fed.
82nddirtdart72 on
They are only doing this because Powell stated he could not be fired while under investigation. This has nothing to do with justice at all, just more games by the Trump administration to get rid of him.
Diced_and_Confused on
What about jaywalking? Cutting the tags off mattresses?
liftbikerun on
It is all bluster, like the Abrego Garcia deportation, the Hormuz threats, taking away food stamps, the list is *long.*
ihatevicvanlier on
Just trying to get appease Congressmen like Thom Tillis so they can all be on the reservation for the flurry of bills they’re about to start cramming through.
Nothing to do with admitting fault or regretting targeting political enemies.
swiftfoot_hiker on
“Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, had put an effective hold on the Senate confirming Warsh unless the criminal investigation of Powell was dropped.”
This is the key part here.
AngryMillennialFU on
They need Tillis’s vote
freexanarchy on
Didn’t even get to the part where the grand jury doesn’t indict?
Velvet_Samurai on
You don’t say?
eastcoasternj on
This is the only logical way to get Powell to leave at the end of his term. What a bunch of idiots.
stashtv on
The only “goal” was announcing investigations and charges, nothing more.
leroyVance on
Senate wouldn’t confirm new Fed Chair until investigation stops. Trump regime stops investigation, now get to put in synchophant.
Stereo_Jungle_Child on
The DOJ is just not good at fabricating evidence yet or having a court system that doesn’t require real evidence to make a conviction.
They’ll get better at that the longer they stay corrupted by Trump.
d15d17 on
Trump blinked.
kittenTakeover on
I’m curious if Powell will actually leave like he suggested he would if they dropped charges. Personally I hope that he stays on until the end of his term just to show that the white house has no power over the fed.
New-Equal8039 on
They are straight garbage. Incompetent flunkie boot lickers.
J4jem on
It’s shameful how the Republicans have weaponized our institutions. It’s also amazing how incompetently they are run by the boot licking sycophants of this administration. I guess we are lucky in that regard?
imjustsurfin on
Dept. of LOSERS.
NoobChumpsky on
Turns out if you’re not a total pussy you can beat the administration. Who knew?
A_Credo on
The DOJ dropped the case, but they are referring the case to the Federal Reserve’s IG.
They are just moving it.
Powell stays!
AceSidewinder13 on
Thank goodness Janine Pirro couldn’t prosecute her way out of a wet box of wine.
To-Far-Away-Times on
In a normal world a crime takes place and the perpetrator is investigated.
In a Republican world crimes are attached to people.
mattjb on
TACODOJ. Everyone saw this coming. Well, except for MAGA, but they live in an alternate reality.
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Another swing and a miss by this DOJ
This was always a rump witch-hunt to begin with.
DOJ didn’t do this without his direction. Guess the buffoon wised up and realized that gunning for Powel was an act off cutting of his nose to spite his face.
You know what, as corrupt as this was I’m glad they’re wasting time failing dumb shit that was always going nowhere.
The purpose of such investigations, charges, etc. is to please Trump, get the initial story in the press, play to the MAGA crowd, control the narrative, intimidate others. That these cases have no basis in law isn’t the point.
Wonder if this is bait to make Powell comfortable to resign as his answer in the FOMC meetings has always been that he will have no intention to leave the Fed as a governor while there is an ongoing Federal investigation.
Hoping he doesnt though as we need as many sane heads for as long as we could in the Fed.
They are only doing this because Powell stated he could not be fired while under investigation. This has nothing to do with justice at all, just more games by the Trump administration to get rid of him.
What about jaywalking? Cutting the tags off mattresses?
It is all bluster, like the Abrego Garcia deportation, the Hormuz threats, taking away food stamps, the list is *long.*
Just trying to get appease Congressmen like Thom Tillis so they can all be on the reservation for the flurry of bills they’re about to start cramming through.
Nothing to do with admitting fault or regretting targeting political enemies.
“Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, had put an effective hold on the Senate confirming Warsh unless the criminal investigation of Powell was dropped.”
This is the key part here.
They need Tillis’s vote
Didn’t even get to the part where the grand jury doesn’t indict?
You don’t say?
This is the only logical way to get Powell to leave at the end of his term. What a bunch of idiots.
The only “goal” was announcing investigations and charges, nothing more.
Senate wouldn’t confirm new Fed Chair until investigation stops. Trump regime stops investigation, now get to put in synchophant.
The DOJ is just not good at fabricating evidence yet or having a court system that doesn’t require real evidence to make a conviction.
They’ll get better at that the longer they stay corrupted by Trump.
Trump blinked.
I’m curious if Powell will actually leave like he suggested he would if they dropped charges. Personally I hope that he stays on until the end of his term just to show that the white house has no power over the fed.
They are straight garbage. Incompetent flunkie boot lickers.
It’s shameful how the Republicans have weaponized our institutions. It’s also amazing how incompetently they are run by the boot licking sycophants of this administration. I guess we are lucky in that regard?
Dept. of LOSERS.
Turns out if you’re not a total pussy you can beat the administration. Who knew?
The DOJ dropped the case, but they are referring the case to the Federal Reserve’s IG.
They are just moving it.
Powell stays!
Thank goodness Janine Pirro couldn’t prosecute her way out of a wet box of wine.
In a normal world a crime takes place and the perpetrator is investigated.
In a Republican world crimes are attached to people.
TACODOJ. Everyone saw this coming. Well, except for MAGA, but they live in an alternate reality.