Jerome Powell says the criminal investigation centers on a June Senate hearing, where he got into a heated exchange over the Fed's renovation plans.

Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against President Donald Trump, will give a public testimony before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on January 22.

Former president Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The word ‘indictment’ has come out of Mr. Powell’s mouth, no one else’s. None of this would have happened if they had just responded to our outreach.”

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday the Trump administration had threatened him with a criminal indictment and served grand jury subpoenas over Congressional testimony he gave last summer regarding a Fed building renovation project,

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified for more than eight hours about the investigations and prosecutions of President Trump.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed Sunday night that the Justice Department served the central bank with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to Powell's testimony before the US Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - ‌Jack ​Smith, the former ‌U.S. Justice Department special ​counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal ‍cases against President ​Donald Trump, will ​give ⁠a public testimony before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on January 22, according to a statement ‌from the Republican-controlled panel.