Republicans suggest Senate, not Justice Department, investigate Powell, Semafor reports
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 02/12/26 05:14 AM ESTFeb 12 (Reuters) - In a ?closed-door meeting with ?Senate Republicans ?Wednesday, U.S. Treasury ?Secretary ?Scott ?Bessent agreed with lawmakers ?who ?suggested the Senate Banking ?Committee could ?investigate ?Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ?Powell, instead of ?the Justice Department, Semafor ?reported ?on Thursday, ?citing sources.
Reuters ?could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Rhea ?Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; ?Editing ?by ?Alex Richardson)
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