Trump's Subpoenas Against Fed Chair Powell Struck Down by US Judge
A US judge has upheld the decision to dismiss subpoenas issued by the Trump administration against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ruling the arguments 'do not come close to convincing the Court' of their legitimacy.
The Trump administration's attempt to subpoena Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been definitively rejected by a US district judge, who ruled that the government's arguments did not come close to convincing the court of the subpoenas' legitimacy.
Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the subpoenas in a scathing opinion, noting that the government failed to demonstrate any valid legislative purpose for demanding Powell's testimony and records. The judge stated that the administration's justifications were
Source: Al Jazeera
