Powell’s behind-the-scenes move after Trump’s DOJ opened its criminal probe

Powell’s behind-the-scenes move after Trump’s DOJ opened its criminal probe

Powell's calendar shows outreach to both Republican and Democratic lawmakers after criminal probe disclosure

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's calendar showing some of his phone calls with members of Congress. (Federal Reserve/Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held phone calls with lawmakers in the days after the Justice Department announced its probe. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The grand atrium of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building under construction on July 24, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump nominated Powell to lead the Federal Reserve in 2017. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)