Another deep stater is now facing a criminal referral from Congress and it’s coming from one of President Trump’s most vocal allies on Capitol Hill. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has officially called on the Department of Justice to prosecute Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for perjury, accusing him of lying under oath about a massive and bloated $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s Washington, D.C. headquarters.
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In her letter to the DOJ, Luna says Powell misled Congress during testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on June 25, 2025. Specifically, she accuses him of falsely downplaying extravagant features in the building’s redesign — including a VIP dining room, rooftop garden, luxury elevators, and marble finishes — all of which Powell publicly denied were part of the plan.
“Chairman Powell characterized the changes that escalated the cost from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion as minor,” Luna wrote. “But documents reviewed by congressional investigators show these were neither minor in nature nor in substance.”
Instead, Powell claimed inflation and material costs — like steel and concrete — were to blame for the spike. He also insisted the Fed had simplified the construction to avoid further delays. Luna says that was a lie, flat-out contradicted by the Fed’s own submission to the National Capital Planning Commission and OMB Director Russell Vought.
“Powell presented the changes as simplifications,” Luna said, “but the actual project includes luxury features that have no place in a taxpayer-funded renovation.”
Powell denies any wrongdoing and is now calling for a separate watchdog investigation to review the construction process. According to Mortgage Professional, he maintains that his statements were accurate and insists that the project has been handled with integrity.
But Luna isn’t backing down. She first teased the referral last week on X, saying Powell had “deliberately misled Congress” and “may have committed perjury.” If DOJ picks up the case, Powell could face up to five years in prison — the standard penalty for lying to Congress.
Interestingly, while Luna suggested President Trump would likely fire Powell over the controversy, Trump himself pushed back, saying he’s “not planning” to remove Powell at this time — likely to avoid triggering instability in the markets.
Still, Powell’s days of skating under the radar may be over. The Fed chair, long seen by Trump allies as a stubborn bureaucrat obstructing economic growth, now finds himself under the legal microscope. And the fallout could be just beginning.
Let me guess. Jerome Powell is a Demonrat probably taking some of the money in kickbacks from the construction company. These dirty slimeballs need to be euthanized for their disgusting behavior.