Powell says he has been threatened with criminal indictment over testimony

WASHINGTON >> U.S. Federal Reserve Chair ‌Jerome Powell said today the Trump administration had threatened him with a criminal indictment and served grand jury subpoenas over Congressional testimony he gave last summer regarding a Fed building renovation project, an action Powell called a “pretext” aimed at putting further pressure on the central bank to lower interest rates.

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