White House Frustration Surges as Pirro Powell Probe

White House officials blame DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for blindsiding them with a criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, triggering a high-stakes damage-control push, Trump’s public pushback, and Republican skepticism, while Powell confirms subpoenas and the administration weighs how the inquiry could affect the timeline for a new Fed chair and cast doubt on the Fed’s independence.