{"id":2591288,"date":"2026-04-15T18:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-reserve-stonewalls-doj-prosecutors-investigating-headquarters-construction-report\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:50:46","slug":"federal-reserve-stonewalls-doj-prosecutors-investigating-headquarters-construction-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-reserve-stonewalls-doj-prosecutors-investigating-headquarters-construction-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Reserve Stonewalls DOJ Prosecutors Investigating Headquarters Construction: Report"},"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\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-reserve-stonewalls-doj-prosecutors-investigating-headquarters-construction-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2591288&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal prosecutors unexpectedly visited the construction site for the Federal Reserve\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-pressures-senate-gop-on-passing-rescissions-bill\/\" title=\"White House pressures Senate GOP on passing rescissions bill\">headquarters renovation<\/a>, with workers refusing entry without prior clearance.The $2.5 billion project has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >drawn governance scrutiny<\/a> as cost overruns approach 80 percent, a point highlighted by U.S.Attorney Jeanine Pirro in a statement. Pirro questioned how monetary policy is being run in the United States given the project\u2019s scale and delays. President Donald Trump praised Pirro for pursuing the issue, criticized the Fed leadership as incompetent, and suggested Powell could be fired if he doesn\u2019t depart when his term ends.Trump has nominated former fed Governor kevin Warsh to replace Powell, though some Republicans, including Senator Thom Tillis, have signaled potential opposition. The report ties these criticisms of the Fed to broader political pressure over interest rates and the direction of U.S. monetary policy.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors made a surprise visit Tuesday to the construction site of the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-poised-to-appeal-after-judge-affirms-block-on-powell-subpoenas\/\" title=\"DOJ poised to appeal after judge affirms block on ... subpoenas\">headquarters renovation project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Workers at the site refused to admit them, saying they did not have clearance in advance of the visit, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/law\/jeanine-pirros-prosecutors-make-surprise-visit-to-fed-headquarters-86d9d4bd?st=7ESEKy&amp;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The $2.5 billion project has been under review by the administration, and the prosecutors came from the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any construction project that has cost overruns of almost 80 percent over the original construction budget deserves some serious review,&rdquo; Pirro said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And these people are in charge of monetary policy in the United States?&rdquo; she asked.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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Under Criminal Investigation\">5 billion building project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Trump said he would fire Powell due to the economist&rsquo;s &ldquo;incompetence&rdquo; if Powell does not leave when his term ends in May.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to replace Powell, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/media\/trump-threatens-fire-powell-blasts-fed-leadership-incompetent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve held back firing him. I&rsquo;ve wanted to fire him, but I hate to be controversial, you know?&rdquo; he said in a Fox Business interview.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the renovation project involved a &ldquo;building that I would have done for $25 million that&rsquo;s going to cost maybe $4 billion.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you think we have to find out what happened there?&rdquo; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina has threatened to oppose Warsh&rsquo;s confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Warsh&rsquo;s chances, he said, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to have to find out [if he will be confirmed]. He might not, but that&rsquo;s why Thom Tillis is no longer a senator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tillis is not seeking re-election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s on his way out&hellip; and I think he doesn&rsquo;t want the legacy of stopping a great person who could be great&hellip; I know he said what he said, and maybe it&rsquo;s true, in which case I&rsquo;ll have to live with it,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Workers at the site blocked their entry, saying they had no prior clearance. The $2.5 billion project has been under review by the administration, and the prosecutors came from the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Pirro\u2019s office suggested that a project with nearly 80% cost overruns over the original budget warrants serious scrutiny and asked how those overseeing U.S. monetary policy could be trusted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Robert Hur, representing the Fed, said the prosecutors appeared without notice and sought a tour to assess the construction progress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Politically, President Donald Trump praised Pirro for \u201chaving the courage\u201d to investigate the Fed. Trump has pushed for lower interest rates and sparred with Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the cost of the building. He said he would fire Powell if he does not leave when his term ends in May and has nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to replace him, per Fox Business. 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