{"id":2580418,"date":"2026-03-16T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-reserve-tapped-robert-hur-to-help-fend-off-doj-subpoenas\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T19:13:42","slug":"federal-reserve-tapped-robert-hur-to-help-fend-off-doj-subpoenas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-reserve-tapped-robert-hur-to-help-fend-off-doj-subpoenas\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Reserve tapped Robert Hur to help fend off DOJ subpoenas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; Teh Federal Reserve board has hired former special counsel Robert Hur to help defend against DOJ subpoenas tied to a criminal inquiry of the fed\u2019s roughly $2.5 billion renovation of its Washington headquarters and related records, including Chairman Jerome Powell\u2019s Senate testimony.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; U.S. District Judge james Boasberg blocked the subpoenas, ruling the government failed to show Powell committed a crime and suggesting the subpoenas were aimed at pressuring Powell for political or policy reasons, potentially compromising the Fed\u2019s independence.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hur, previously known for investigating President Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents, is part of the Fed\u2019s legal team at King &#038; Spalding; Powell is represented separately, and the subpoenas were issued by prosecutors in Washington led by Jeanine Pirro.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Prosecutors argued the renovation\u2019s cost overruns could indicate fraud, but Boasberg rejected this, noting such overruns are common and that the Fed\u2019s self-reliant inspector general found no fraud.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The ruling leaves the Fed preparing for next steps, with DOJ planning to appeal; Powell\u2019s term as Fed chair ends in May, and debates over his replacement continue among lawmakers.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The case occurs amid broader tensions between political figures and Powell over monetary policy and the Fed\u2019s independence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon 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td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal Reserve tapped Robert Hur to help fend off DOJ subpoenas<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2497463\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\">Federal Reserve<\/a>&rsquo;s Board of Governors has enlisted former special counsel&nbsp;Robert Hur&nbsp;to help defend the central bank against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/page\/15\/\">Justice Department<\/a> subpoenas targeting Fed Chairman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jerome-powell\/\">Jerome Powell<\/a>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4491530\/judge-boasberg-blocks-doj-subpoenas-jerome-powell\/\">court filings unsealed Friday<\/a> that revealed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-goes-to-war-over-big-tech-heres-why-this-battle-matters\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Goes To War Over Big Tech: Here\u2019s Why This Battle Matters\">federal judge blocked<\/a> the government&rsquo;s demands for records.<\/p>\n<p>Hur, a former U.S. attorney who investigated former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s handling of classified documents, has been working as part of the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s legal team as the central bank moved to quash subpoenas tied to a criminal <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3489124\/former-staffer-fed-renovation-cost-overruns-trump-radar\/\">investigation into renovations <\/a>of the Fed&rsquo;s Washington headquarters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4491424\/judge-evidence-in-charlie-kirk-assassination-case\/\">Judge refuses to restrict public access to evidence in Charlie Kirk assassination case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4491646\/doj-charge-virginia-man-illegal-armed-old-dominion-university-shooter\/\">DOJ charges Virginia man with illegally arming Old Dominion University shooter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4491530\/judge-boasberg-blocks-doj-subpoenas-jerome-powell\/\">Judge James Boasberg blocks DOJ subpoenas against Fed Chairman Jerome Powell<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Department of Justice special counsel Robert Hur listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The filings were unsealed Friday after&nbsp;Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama,&nbsp;ruled that the subpoenas issued by federal prosecutors were improper and should be quashed.<\/p>\n<p>Although it&rsquo;s unclear when Hur first joined the Board of Governors&rsquo; legal defense team, U.S. Attorney <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeanine-pirro\/\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a> said Friday her office had been investigating the case since November. The White House in January defended the investigation into Powell after he released a video claiming he was being targeted in an &ldquo;unprecedented&rdquo; inquiry based on &ldquo;political pressure&rdquo; and &ldquo;intimidation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a sharply worded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.288962\/gov.uscourts.dcd.288962.23.0_3.pdf\">27-page opinion<\/a>, Boasberg said the government had failed to present evidence that Powell committed any crime and suggested the investigation was driven by political pressure tied to disputes over monetary policy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The government offered no evidence whatsoever that Powell committed any crime other than displeasing the President,&rdquo; Boasberg wrote, adding that there was &ldquo;a mountain of evidence&rdquo; suggesting the investigation was meant to pressure Powell to change course on interest rates or resign.<\/p>\n<p>Hur is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/72490330\/parties\/in-re-grand-jury-subpoenas\/\">one of five members<\/a> of the legal team from&nbsp;King &amp; Spalding&nbsp;representing the Fed&rsquo;s Board of Governors, alongside partners including Jeffrey Bucholtz, who has previously represented the central bank in litigation. Powell himself is represented separately by attorneys from&nbsp;Williams &amp; Connolly.<\/p>\n<p>Hur rose to national prominence during Biden&rsquo;s term when he served as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-reactions-to-bombshell-durham-report-liberals-just-have-no-idea-about-any-of-this\/\" title=\"Media Reactions To Bombshell Durham Report: Liberals \u2018Just Have No Idea About Any Of This\u2019\">special counsel investigating<\/a> the discovery of classified documents at the then-president&rsquo;s home and former office that Biden had retained after leaving the vice presidency. His February 2024 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/storage\/report-from-special-counsel-robert-k-hur-february-2024.pdf\">report<\/a> ultimately declined to recommend charges but sparked a political firestorm after he described Biden as likely appearing to jurors as &ldquo;a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former federal prosecutor had been appointed U.S. attorney for Maryland by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> during his first administration. Since leaving government, Hur has joined King &amp; Spalding as a partner and has worked on several high-profile matters, including representing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvard-university\/\">Harvard University<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/04\/17\/robert-hur-harvard-trump-biden-00296514\">litigation against the Trump administration<\/a> over federal funding and foreign student enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>The subpoenas pertaining to the Fed dispute were issued by the U.S. attorney&rsquo;s office in Washington, led by Pirro, as part of a criminal investigation examining the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s roughly $2.5 billion renovation of historic buildings at its headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors sought records related to the construction project and Powell&rsquo;s July testimony before the Senate banking committee, where he addressed the renovations.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Reserve board moved to quash the subpoenas in a Feb. 24 filing, arguing that the DOJ&rsquo;s investigation was part of a broader effort by the White House to undermine the Fed&rsquo;s statutory independence.<\/p>\n<p>In its motion, the board argued the subpoenas appeared intended to &ldquo;aid the president&rsquo;s quest to seize for himself a power specifically denied to him by federal law,&rdquo; referring to the Fed&rsquo;s independent authority to set monetary policy.<\/p>\n<p>The legal fight comes amid a long-running feud between Trump and Powell over interest rates. Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell for failing to cut borrowing costs more aggressively and has publicly blamed him for economic headwinds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, March 16, 2023. (Carolyn Van Houten\/The Washington Post via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Boasberg&rsquo;s ruling said such <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >public pressure formed part<\/a> of a broader pattern that raised concerns about the purpose of the subpoenas. He concluded the dominant purpose of the subpoenas appeared to be &ldquo;to harass and pressure Powell either to yield to the president or to resign.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a Sunday evening <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116236850873003597\">Truth Social post<\/a> slamming Boasberg&rsquo;s opinion, Trump referred to the judge as a &ldquo;man who suffers the highest level of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), and has been &lsquo;after&rsquo; my people, and me, for years.&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4492568\/trump-scorched-earth-supreme-court\/\">Trump also took aim<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\">Supreme Court<\/a> for striking down his &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; tariffs in a recent ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What Boasberg has done on the &lsquo;Too Late&rsquo; Powell case, and many others, has little to do with the Law, and everything to do with Politics,&rdquo; Trump wrote. &ldquo;He is exactly what Judges should not be!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors argued the renovation project&rsquo;s cost overruns raised the possibility of fraud and justified further investigation. But Boasberg rejected that claim, noting that construction projects frequently run over budget and that the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s independent inspector general had already reviewed the renovation and raised no concerns about fraud.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the decision blocks the subpoenas and leaves the Federal Reserve preparing for the next phase of the legal battle. The DOJ has indicated it plans to appeal the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Powell&rsquo;s term as Fed chairman is due to expire in May. While Trump has nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) has said he will not cast a vote for Powell&rsquo;s replacement until the Powell investigation is complete.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\">JUDGE JAMES BOASBERG BLOCKS DOJ SUBPOENAS AGAINST FED CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tillis is the only Republican to formally vow a total blockade and is part of the Senate banking committee that is narrowly split between 13 Republicans and 11 Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fed taps Robert Hur to defend against DOJ subpoenas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2580419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24072610834618.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75908,32663,51584,52684,75909],"class_list":["post-2580418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-doj-subpoenas","tag-federal-reserve","tag-financial-regulation","tag-robert-hur","tag-subpoena-defense"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24072610834618.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580418"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580422,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580418\/revisions\/2580422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}