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BREAKING: DOJ Threatens Fed Chair With Criminal Charges

2026-01-12 Entertainment
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Sam Stein, Catherine Rampell, and JVL provide breaking analysis after Fed chair Jerome Powell released a remarkable video message Sunday night announcing an "unprecedented" criminal investigation into him by federal prosecutors. Powell, in the video, says the probe is because the Fed has been setting interest rates "based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of” President Donald Trump.

Top Comments (10)

@ohioskane363 2026-01-12

Bravo to Powell for calmly stating the truth about the corruption afoot.

359 17 replies
@lisasmith8554 2026-01-12

We are left to trust this Senate? The Senate that confirmed RFK and Hegseth? I have no trust in this Senate

295 30 replies
@eileenfile6157 2026-01-12

Kudos to Chairman Powell. Wish we had more like him.

273 5 replies
@davidschreiber4677 2026-01-12

Catherine is such a great addition. I will always have a soft spot since watching her tell Scott Jennings if Elon's nazi salute was so inoffensive he should do it. Do it Scott. Do it. lol

255 11 replies
@LuxMachaera 2026-01-12

Flooding the zone. The first ten days of the year have been INSANE

133 5 replies
@tervitused 2026-01-12

The move against Powell is meant to intimidate the rest of the Federal Reserve Board and ensure it does Trump’s bidding once Powell’s out.

132 3 replies
@basque-laperaeu 2026-01-12

Catherine makes the point that the Senate is more likely to confirm a bad pick for HHS than a bad pick for Fed Chairman because money is on the line. Which demonstrates that to these people, money is more important than health or even life itself.

131 5 replies
@gifappelliefie 2026-01-12

The same DOJ that is refusing to investigate ICE violations of citizens rights?

96 2 replies
@joannesterling7905 2026-01-12

Powell is one of the few persons of integrity left in the federal government

58 1 replies
@rggfishing5234 2026-01-12

To normal people, the worst crimes are murder, rape, or kidnapping. But to DJT the worst crimes are disrespecting, disobeying, humiliating or contradicting DJT.

46 2 replies

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