April 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said on Sunday that he will end his blockade of Kevin Warsh's confirmation as Federal Reserve chair after the Department of Justice ended its investigation into current chair Jerome Powell.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Friday said the Justice Department was ending its investigation into Powell over the Fed's budget for renovations to its headquarters and has threatened him with criminal charges over testimony he gave about the costs.
Tillis made the announcement during an interview on NBC News' "Meet The Press," because the department assured him that it has "completely and fully ended" the investigation.
He had previously said he would block all Trump nominees until the probe was dropped.
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