Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) referred Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the Department of Justice last Saturday on charges of perjury and making false statements.
President Donald Trump and Republicans have targeted Powell for not lowering interest rates and the central bank’s lavish spending on its new headquarters.
Luna is pushing the referral forward because she says Powell lied about “the inclusion of luxury features” in the headquarters. She says the project documents submitted to the National Capital Planning Commission contradict his statements.
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“These are not minor misstatements,” Luna said in a statement provided to the Washington Examiner by her office. “Chairman Powell knowingly misled both Congress and executive branch officials about the true nature of a taxpayer-funded project. Lying under oath is a serious
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