"Donald Trump promised in his second inaugural address to fairly apply the law, unlike how he said he'd been treated by federal authorities. The vicious, violent and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end, he declared on Jan. 20, 2025. Since then, Trump's administration has gone after multiple elected and appointed government officials who have either directly opposed the Republican president or not granted his wishes."
"Powell said in an unusual video statement Sunday that the Justice Department has subpoenaed the central bank and threatened criminal indictments after his testimony to the Senate Banking Committee this summer. In that appearance, Powell pushed back at Trump's criticism of the Fed's $2.5 billion office renovation project in Washington criticism that Trump had elevated as he also expressed frustration that Powell and his fellow governors were not lowering interest rates sharply enough for Trump's taste."
Trump promised in his second inaugural address to fairly apply the law and to end what he called weaponization of the Justice Department and government. Since Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has targeted elected and appointed officials who opposed or did not grant the president's wishes. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been subpoenaed and faced threatened criminal action after Senate testimony and resistance to the president's pressure on interest rates and an office renovation project. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said Trump views his return as a vengeance tour, and Trump denied knowledge of the inquiry into the Fed project.
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