GOP Lawmaker Asks Justice Department to Probe Powell for Perjury

Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna has referred a perjury claim against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to the US Department of Justice. In a July 19 letter, Luna accused Powell of lying under oath twice during Senate Banking Committee testimony on June 25 about the Fed’s $2.5 billion Washington headquarters project. The project has sparked controversy and mismanagement claims from Republicans.

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