"The Court is thus left with no credible reason to think that the Government is investigating suspicious facts as opposed to targeting a disfavored official. When the evidence of improper motive is so strong and the justifications for these subpoenas are so tenuous, it is hard to see the renovations and testimony as anything other than a convenient pretext for launching a criminal investigation that the Government launched for another, unstated purpose: pressuring Powell to knuckle under."
"Should you wish to challenge that finding, the courts provide an avenue for you; it is not appropriate for you to try to circumvent it. I ask that you commit not to seek to communicate with my client outside the presence of counsel."
"The idea that a judge can stand at the door of a grand jury and tell a prosecutor you're not allowed to go in when the United States Supreme Court has said you can go into a grand jury bas."
Jeanine Pirro maintains that her investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is ongoing, despite a judge quashing her subpoenas due to lack of evidence. The judge noted that the investigation appeared to target Powell rather than investigate actual crimes. Pirro's office has faced criticism for its approach, and she has vowed to appeal the ruling. Tensions escalated as she attempted to conduct a spot inspection at the Fed, prompting legal warnings from the Fed's counsel against circumventing court decisions.
Read at Above the Law
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