U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro ne Fed Chair Jerome Powell aur central bank ke Washington headquarters renovation ke khilaf criminal investigation band kar di hai. Yeh probe teen mahine se Fed chair nomination ko hostage bana rakha tha.
Pirro ne X par post karte hue kaha ki Federal Reserve ke Inspector General ko building cost overruns ki scrutiny ke liye kaha gaya hai. Unhone likha, "This morning the Inspector General for the Federal Reserve has been asked to scrutinize the building costs overruns – in the billions of dollars – that have been borne by taxpayers." Unhone yeh bhi kaha ki IG ke paas Federal Reserve ko American taxpayers ke saamne accountable rakhne ka authority hai.
Powell Probe Band Hone Ka Kevin Warsh Par Kya Asar?
Is decision ka sabse bada asar Kevin Warsh par pada hai. Warsh President Donald Trump ke Fed chair nomination ke liye frontrunner maane ja rahe the, lekin Powell probe ki wajah se yeh nomination atak gaya tha. Ab probe band hone ke baad, Warsh ke liye ek major procedural hurdle clear ho gaya hai.
Pirro ne yeh bhi clear kiya ki probe poori tarah band nahi hui hai. Unhone kaha ki U.S. Attorney's office probe dobara shuru kar sakti hai "should the facts warrant doing so." Iska matlab hai ki agar future mein koi naye facts ya evidence milte hain, toh case dobara open ho sakta hai.
Hamaari Baat: Powell Probe Band Hone Ka Kya Matlab Hai?
Hamari nazar mein, yeh decision dono taraf se interesting hai. Ek taraf, Pirro ne probe band karke Warsh ke nomination ka raasta saaf kar diya hai. Doosri taraf, unhone yeh bhi clear kiya ki case completely closed nahi hai. Isse lagta hai ki Pirro ne ek balanced approach li hai — IG ko case transfer karke building cost overruns ki independent scrutiny ka raasta khula rakha hai, lekin saath hi nomination process ko aage badhne diya hai.
Readers ke liye yeh important hai ki yeh probe abhi khatam nahi hui hai. IG ki report ke baad hi pata chalega ki cost overruns ke liye kaun responsible tha. Agar IG ko koi serious issue milta hai, toh U.S. Attorney's office probe dobara shuru kar sakti hai. Toh abhi ke liye, Warsh ko lifeline mili hai, lekin yeh final nahi hai.
Sources & References
- Pirro's X Post — Jeanine Pirro Official
- Pirro Drops Powell Probe Announcement — U.S. Attorney's Office
