Pirro appears to drop plans to appeal criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell
Albany County District Attorney David Pirro appears to be abandoning his appeal in a criminal investigation targeting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over building renovation cost overruns. His shift to a different legal strategy, including filing motions to vacate other convictions, suggests a pivot away from pursuing the Fed case. The investigation, previously criticized as politically motivated, remains unresolved as Pirro awaits a report from Fed Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
- ▪Pirro filed a motion to vacate convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
- ▪Judge Boasberg ruled against Pirro due to lack of evidence and suggested the investigation aimed to pressure Powell over interest rate decisions.
- ▪The Federal Reserve declined to comment on the case, while Pirro awaits findings from Inspector General Michael Horowitz.
- ▪Pirro stated he would reopen the investigation if warranted, even if Horowitz finds no criminal wrongdoing.
- ▪Powell plans to remain on the Fed board beyond his term as chair until the legal threat is fully resolved.
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The appeal would have sought to reinstate Pirro's legal demand that the Fed hand over evidence related to cost overruns in its building renovations. By shifting to a different legal strategy, Pirro seems to be dropping that demand.Pirro's office didn't respond to requests for comment. It wasn't immediately clear what precisely Pirro would be asking the court to vacate, or on what grounds. "A motion to vacate is essentially asking the judge to just pretend something never happened," former Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean P. Murphy said. Pirro recently filed such a motion to vacate the convictions of members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in cases related to the events of Jan. 6, 2020. That motion would erase the convictions of the people involved.
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