司法部宣布不会重启对前美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔的刑事调查，该调查涉及美联储总部翻修项目所产生的高额费用。
The Justice Department will not reopen its criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell over the central bank's costly headquarters renovation.
背景信息：特朗普总统曾要求司法部长托德·布兰奇重新审查联邦储备系统监察长办公室的调查结果，并决定如何处理鲍威尔。目前来看，这位前美联储主席暂时不会面临新一轮刑事调查。
Why it matters: President Trump had asked Attorney General Todd Blanche to review the Fed watchdog's findings and decide "what to do" about Powell. But for now, the former Fed chief will not face a renewed criminal investigation.
官方表态：布兰奇在周五接受彭博社采访时明确表示：“我们不会重启对他的刑事调查。”他还指出，虽然鲍威尔在项目管理监督方面存在疏失，但这些行为尚不构成刑事犯罪。
What they're saying: "We're not reopening a criminal investigation into him," Blanche told Bloomberg in an interview on Friday. Blanche said that Powell "did not act appropriately as far as oversight," but distinguished those failures from potential criminal conduct.
“出现失误且未能对耗资数十亿美元的项目实施有效监管，这本身并不一定属于犯罪行为。”
"Making mistakes and not having any sort of oversight over the folks doing billion-dollar projects isn't necessarily a crime."
调查进展：本周，美联储监察长办公室发布报告称，经过数月的调查，并未发现鲍威尔在该翻修项目中存在违法行为的证据。不过报告也指出，美联储在项目管理方面存在明显缺陷，导致最终成本较最初预算翻了一番以上。
Driving the news: The Fed's inspector general said this week that it found no evidence that Powell committed a crime in connection with the renovation, following a months-long investigation. The watchdog did fault the Fed's management of the project that saw costs more than double from initial estimates.
应对措施：针对该报告，现任美联储主席凯文·沃什表示，美联储将另行委托独立机构对该项目进行全面审计。
In response to the report, Fed chairman Kevin Warsh said the central bank would commission a separate, independent audit of the project.
事件回顾：针对鲍威尔的刑事调查于今年1月被公开。当时鲍威尔在声明中透露，美联储收到了与大陪审团相关的传票，内容涉及他就翻修项目向国会作证的情况。4月份，随着监察长办公室继续开展调查，司法部正式终止了原有调查程序。
Flashback: The criminal investigation into Powell became public in January. In a statement, Powell said the Fed received grand jury subpoenas related to his congressional testimony about the renovation. DOJ closed the investigation in April as the Fed inspector general continued its own inquiry. What to .
后续影响：起初鲍威尔曾表示，只有在刑事调查彻底结束且结果透明明确后才会离任。后来他又表示，鉴于政府层面针对美联储采取的多项法律行动，自己“别无选择只能留任”。本周特朗普再次呼吁鲍威尔辞去美联储主席职务，此前他曾放言若鲍威尔继续留任便将其解职。目前美联储发言人暂未对此事发表任何评论。
Powell initially said he would not leave until the criminal investigation was "well and truly over, with transparency and finality." Powell later said the administration's broader legal actions against the Fed had left him "no choice but to stay." Trump this week renewed calls for Powell to resign from the board. He previously threatened to fire him if he stayed. What they're saying: A Fed spokesperson declined to comment.