Trump’s DOJ drops case against Jerome Powell to clear the way for Kevin Warsh as Fed chair

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s DOJ drops case against Jerome Powell to clear the way for Kevin Warsh as Fed chairTrump’s pick to lead the Fed was blocked by a key Senate Republican unless prosecutors agreed to back off the caseAlex Woodward in New York Friday 24 April 2026 15:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964467","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jerome-powell-case-dropped-doj-b2964467.html","title":"Trump’s DOJ drops case against Jerome Powell to clear the way for next Fed chair"}}CloseElizabeth Warren brands Warsh a 'sock puppet' to help enrich the Trump familySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"i...