US Governance — 2026-04-15

Pirro Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Federal Reserve Headquarters Renovation Site

Prosecutors from US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office made an unannounced visit to the Federal Reserve's headquarters renovation project, speaking with construction workers before being told they could not access the site without prior clearance. The visit represents a new escalation in the Trump administration's pressure campaign against the central bank, coming weeks after Chief Judge Boasberg quashed Pirro's subpoenas for lack of evidence of malfeasance by Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Senator Thom Tillis has said he will block Trump's Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh until the Powell investigation is closed.

Analysis
The site visit converts the blocked legal strategy into physical access; interviewing construction workers sidesteps Boasberg's subpoena quash without triggering another court challenge. Powell's term expires May 15, Warsh's confirmation is held by Tillis pending probe closure, and that leadership vacuum arrives during the sharpest energy-driven economic shock since the 1970s. Genuine construction irregularities independent of the Powell testimony angle cannot yet be ruled out.

2 sources

US prosecutors make surprise visit to Federal Reserve office - Free Malaysia Today
Pirro aides try to tour the Fed's renovations as probe stalls - NBC News