Federal prosecutors made a surprise visit Tuesday to the construction site of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters renovation project.
Workers at the site refused to admit them, saying they did not have clearance in advance of the visit, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The $2.5 billion project has been under review by the administration, and the prosecutors came from the office of U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
“Any construction project that has cost overruns of almost 80 percent over the original construction budget deserves some serious review,” Pirro said in a statement.
“And these people are in charge of monetary policy in the United States?” she asked.
Robert Hur, an attorney representing the Fed, said prosecutors Carlton Davis and Steven Vandervelden appeared “without prior notice” and sought a tour to check the work’s progress.
President Donald Trump has praised Pirro “for having the courage” to investigate the Fed.
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