Prosecutors from Pirro's office tried to access Fed headquarters, but were turned away

Politics Prosecutors from Jeanine Pirro's office tried to access Federal Reserve headquarters, but were turned away By Sarah N. Lynch, Sarah N. Lynch Senior Justice Department Reporter Sarah N. Lynch is the senior Justice Department reporter for CBS News, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Sarah N. Lynch, Jacob Rosen Jacob Rosen Justice Department Reporter Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Read Full Bio Jacob Rosen April 14, 2026 / 10:25 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office visited the Federal Reserve's headquarters unannounced Tuesday and attempted to gain access to the building's ongoing renovations, which are the subject of a months-long active criminal investigation, according to a source familiar with the matter and a letter reviewed by CBS News.The two prosecutors and an investigator from Pirro's office were denied access to the site, and were given contact information for the Fed's legal team, the source said.The decision by the federal prosecutors to visit the renovation site is highly unorthodox. A similar move by Pirro's predecessor to visit New York Attorney General Letitia James's house drew allegations from James' attorney that the office ran afoul of the rules of professional conduct for attorneys and internal Justice Department policies, which call for fair and even-handed treatment in criminal cases. The investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell centers on a pricey years-long project to renovate the Fed's headquarters and was opened by the U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. in November, according to court filings. The Fed is not funded through tax dollars.In January, Powell revealed that the Federal Reserve had received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department as part of a criminal...