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Sunday, May 3, 2026

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US Attorney Pirro says Fed IG's findings will dictate future of her Powell probe

 The prosecutor who dropped the criminal investigation launched by President Donald Trump’s administration into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday if a Fed internal watchdog probe into cost overruns in the central bank’s headquarters renovations finds no wrongdoing that would end the matter.

Jeanine Pirro, the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney in Washington, launched the criminal investigation into Powell in January and dropped it last month after U.S. District Judge James Boasberg blocked the Justice Department’s subpoenas issued in the inquiry. 

Pirro, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” program on Sunday, said of the Fed Office of Inspector General’s examination of the renovations in Washington: “If there’s something there, great - and if there isn’t, I’ll go home.”

Powell, a frequent target of Trump’s ire, had denounced the criminal investigation as a threat to the Fed’s independence. Boasberg concluded that prosecutors had improperly issued the subpoenas, saying a “mountain of evidence” suggested that the investigation - as Powell has argued - was intended to pressure him to rapidly lower interest rates or resign as chair.

When she dropped the criminal probe, Pirro said she instead asked the Inspector General to examine the cost overruns. The Inspector General had already been examining the project after Powell requested a review last year.

“The only way to find out what happened is through the Inspector General,” Pirro said.

That said, Pirro also said that “we continue to litigate the issue, and we will litigate the issue” and “we’re going to make a motion to vacate the order” by Boasberg in order to defend what she sees as a precedent about investigations.

POLITICAL PRESSURE

Since his return to the presidency in January 2025, Trump has routinely pushed the central bank to lower interest rates more quickly and more deeply than it has done, despite persistent inflation.

The criminal investigation had put in jeopardy Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee to replace Powell when his leadership term ends on May 15. Republican Senator Thom Tillis, a critic of the probe, had held up Warsh’s confirmation until the investigation was ended. 

Pirro’s termination of the probe and deferral to the Inspector General has now allowed Warsh’s nomination to move forward, with confirmation by the Republican-controlled Senate appearing almost certain.

Also speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Tillis welcomed Pirro’s comments and said her decision to hold off on further action while the internal watchdog does its work is “the way this process is supposed to work.”

If the Inspector General finds evidence of criminal wrongdoing, Tillis said, “then we’ll talk about it. But I think this is a nice way of just ramping it down.” 

Tillis also said that “at the end of the day, there was no crime committed - and prosecutors that I’ve spoken with all agree.”

At last Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Powell said he would stay on as a Fed governor after the end of his chair term.

“I’m encouraged by recent developments, and I’m watching the remaining steps in ​this process carefully,” Powell said.

https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/05/03/us-attorney-pirro-says-fed-ig-s-findings-will-dictate-future-of-her-powell-probe

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UCB to acquire Candid Therapeutics

 

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Amid leaks, Justice Gorsuch says US Supreme Court needs room for 'candid conversations'

 Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch voiced his apprehension over the pattern of internal deliberation leaks at the U.S. Supreme Court. Speaking on a Sunday talk show, Gorsuch highlighted the balancing act between transparency and the essential need for confidential dialogue among the justices.

The justice noted that while live audio of court arguments enhances openness, confidential discussions remain crucial to reach consensus. His remarks come after a New York Times publication disclosed memos from a 2016 Supreme Court discussion regarding former President Obama's Clean Power Plan.

In addition to commenting on court leaks, Gorsuch promoted his new children's book, "Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence," which coincides with the U.S. 250th independence anniversary celebrations. His remarks also followed a recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act, showcasing the court's rightward shift.

https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/politics/3895100-supreme-court-justice-neil-gorsuch-raises-concerns-over-internal-deliberation-leaks

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'Bluesky Goes Full Panic' After Fired Trump Official's Anti-ICE Website Doxxes Almost 18,000 Leftists

 Nearly 18,000 left-wing activists on BlueSky are in panic mode this weekend after an anti-ICE activist website launched by a fired Trump official exposed their personal details due to a vulnerable connection (an unprotected API).

The website - "GTFO ICE" - was created by former DHS Chief of Staff and Google security executive, Miles Taylor, as a rapid response network that allows people to sign up for alerts about proposed ICE facilities in their area, HRR reports. Taylor, who launched the site in partnership with Project Salt Box, appeared last week on The Rachel Maddow show to announce their "rapid response network to stop ICE prison camps before they start." 

The breach exposed sign-up records, may have been forwarded to federal investigators. As Hagerstown Rapid Response writes of their experience: 

Three days ago, we signed up on the platform using multiple email addresses and phone numbers across several locations listed on the site, including Hagerstown and Williamsport, Maryland, as well as Salt Lake City. No confirmation emails or texts were received at the time of signup.

That changed this morning.

One of the phone numbers used during signup received a text message claiming that user data submitted to GTFOICE.org had been forwarded to federal authorities, including the FBI, HSI, and ICE. The message also included inflammatory claims about the individuals behind the project. We responded to the message but received no reply.

Shortly after, the GTFOICE.org website appeared to acknowledge an issue. Around 6 p.m. Eastern, the site displayed a notice stating that signups were temporarily paused while a security review was completed. Within roughly twenty minutes, that message was removed and replaced with a generic “under construction” page.

It remains unclear whether the message received was the result of a confirmed breach, a malicious spoof, or another form of compromise. However, the sequence of events raises serious questions about how user data was handled and whether it may have been exposed.

Taylor's security clearance was notably suspended in April 2025 for "treasonous conduct" after he allegedly "stoked dissension by manufacturing sensationalist reports on the existence of a supposed "resistance" within the Federal Government." Now, it appears he may have unintentionally honey-potted his left-wing comrades, many of whom reportedly plotted revolution on BlueSky.

Thousands signed up. In fact, a total of 17,662 users were exposed through a public REST API with no real authentication or rate limiting, leaving full records accessible, including timestamps, according to DOGE-aligned investigative journalist, DataRepublican. 

The man who ran the third-largest federal department (250,000 employees, $60 billion budget) who oversaw election security architecture and led counterterrorism operations, then served as Google's Head of National Security Policy...

...can't secure a sign-up form. But he does milk hundreds of thousands of NGO dollars on these credentials. While freeloading off his fame as the person who wrote the infamous NYT article "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration." -DataRepublican

DataRepublican did her typical deep dive on the organizational structure of GTFO ICE, which only suggests it's linked to the protest industrial complex that is funded by dark money via left-wing billionaire kings and queens and their NGOs. She also notes that he launched DEFIANCE.org five months after his clearances were suspended, and five months after that, GTFO ICE. 

GTFO ICE is a coalition of three orgs: 1. DEFIANCE dot org : Miles Taylor + Xander Schultz 2. Save America Movement : Steve Schmidt (yes, of the Lincoln Project) 3. Project Salt Box

Steve Schmidt co-founded the Lincoln Project. Raised ~$65M. Finances called under question when the money went to founders' consulting firms. AOC called it "scam territory." Co-founder John Weaver allegedly soliciting young men. Schmidt now runs Save America Movement ... same structure.

Scott Goodstein — GTFO ICE's "media contact" — was Obama's 2008 external digital director and led Bernie Sanders' 2016 digital fundraising ($218 million raised). His advisory board ties connect directly to the Arabella Advisors dark money network. "Grassroots."

$625,000+ in confirmed Arabella/Sixteen Thirty Fund dark money flows to GTFO ICE coalition principals: • $300K → Lincoln Project (Schmidt) • $250K → One for Democracy (Schultz) • $75K → Defeat by Tweet (Schultz)

DEFIANCE.org calls itself a "nonprofit." I could not find IRS registration. It solicits monthly "memberships" up to $1,000/month... $12,000/year... with no known accountability.

The "bipartisan grassroots movement" is an unknown "nonprofit" run by Obama's digital director, Lincoln Project's co-founder, with hundreds of thousands in Arabella dark money... whose sign-up form was built by a former DHS Chief of Staff and Google security executive who left everyone's data exposed on an open API. The man who ran homeland security couldn't secure a sign-up form. And we wonder why the government is such a mess.

DataRepublican continued... 

Needless to say - "Bluesky is in full panic. A full on exposed API has revealed thousands of people who signed up for the GTFO Ice site. Full names, phone, and zip codes," one X user noted.

To sum up, the same people who wanted to doxx ICE agents may have just doxxed themselves, thanks to sloppy website work by anti-Trump operative Miles Taylor, who should have known better.

The obvious question now: did Taylor accidentally honey-pot his own comrades?

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bluesky-goes-full-panic-after-exposed-api-unveils-anti-ice-army-18000-leftists

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