Washington, United States, Oct 2, 2026 (AFP) - US attorney general says won't reopen criminal case against former Fed chair

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US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday that he would not be reopening a probe into former US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell over a building renovation project, after a government watchdog cleared the latter of criminal wrongdoing. Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump demanded Powell resign from the central bank's board over the watchdog's report, which concluded there had been poor management but no criminal wrongdoing in th......

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