Judge blocks DOJ's criminal probe of Federal Reserve, blasting it as political ^88.1%

NPR - By Scott Horsley - 3/13/2026, 9:07 PM

A federal judge put the brakes on the Justice Department's criminal probe of the Federal Reserve, saying it was part of an improper campaign by the Trump administration to pressure the central bank into cutting interest rates more aggressively. Judge James Boasberg quashed subpoenas that had been issued to the Fed in January, ostensibly... more