[Trump Praises DOJ Officials Investigating Federal Reserve Chair for Showing 'Courage,' While Calling Powell an 'Idiot'] According to Golden Finance, on March 27, Trump offered his strongest defense yet of the Department of Justice's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Powell, stating that the officials who initiated the investigation demonstrated 'courage.' Trump praised Attorney General Pam Bondi and District of Columbia federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, commending them for launching an investigation earlier this year into Powell's handling of the $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve headquarters. During a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, he said: 'I want to thank Jeanine Pirro, as well as Pam and her team, for having the courage to bring this lawsuit.' Trump's remarks came after a federal judge halted subpoenas issued by Pirro's office. In an opinion earlier this month, the judge wrote that prosecutors were using the investigation to pressure Powell into 'yielding' to the president's repeated demands to lower borrowing costs. On Thursday, Trump labeled Powell an 'idiot,' criticizing him for not cutting interest rates amid concerns of a new wave of inflation sparked by the Iran war.