The fate of the future of the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, is uncertain as a result of a court ruling in his favor against the Justice Department's subpoenas of the Fed over documents about its building renovation and Powell's testimony. The judge, James Boasberg, stated that the government's actions were pretextual and could be used as a pretext for pressuring Powell to resign. The nomination of Kevin Warsh, the president's pick to succeed Powell on May 15, has also been uncertain due to ongoing investigations by the DOJ and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, criticized the court's decision, accusing it of immunizing Powell and the building contractor. There are several possibilities for where things go from here, including the appeals process moving quickly and the potential for a resolution of the ongoing DOJ investigation.