Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced Thursday she will criminally refer Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to the Department of Justice for alleged perjury regarding the Fed’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation.
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“I am criminally referring Jerome Powell to the DOJ to investigate perjury regarding his crazy $2.5BN building,” Luna wrote on X, making her the first member of Congress to seek criminal charges against the Fed chairman over the renovation.
I am criminally referring Jerome Powell to the DOJ to investigate perjury regarding his crazy $2.5BN building.
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) July 17, 2025
The referral stems from Powell’s June 25 Senate Banking Committee testimony, where he disputed claims about expensive features in the renovation project. Powell told lawmakers there would be no “VIP dining room,” “new marble,” “special elevators,” or “roof terrace gardens” – contradicting elements that appeared in the original 2021 planning documents submitted to