DOJ Drops Powell Probe, U.S.-Iran Talks Resume, IRS Suit Questioned
The Justice Department closed its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after acknowledging it lacked sufficient evidence. Separately, U.S. and Iranian delegations traveled to Pakistan to continue diplomatic efforts aimed at ending an ongoing conflict, while Iran's foreign minister indicated no direct meeting with Americans was planned. A federal judge also raised questions about President Trump's $10 billion privacy lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department, noting Trump effectively controls both sides of the litigation.
Progressive outlets frame the DOJ's Powell probe closure as confirmation the investigation was politically motivated from the start, and view the IRS lawsuit as an abuse of executive power that conflicts with basic legal norms.
The DOJ closed its Powell probe citing insufficient evidence, a judge raised procedural concerns about the Trump IRS lawsuit, and U.S.-Iran diplomatic contacts continued in Pakistan without a confirmed bilateral meeting.
Conservative outlets frame the DOJ's Powell probe closure as a course correction after an overreaching investigation, and characterize the IRS lawsuit as a legitimate effort to hold government agencies accountable for privacy violations.
The DOJ closed its Powell probe citing insufficient evidence, a judge raised procedural concerns about the Trump IRS lawsuit, and U.S.-Iran diplomatic contacts continued in Pakistan without a confirmed bilateral meeting.
The Justice Department dropped its criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing a lack of evidence, as reported by multiple outlets on April 25, 2026.