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Last year, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell joined a video chat with a pair of Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy. In the [June 28 issue of FOIA Files](
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-06-28/documents-reveal-how-fed-s-powell-was-tricked-by-russian-pranksters) Jason Leopold shares the internal Federal Reserve report on the incident, as well as a collection of emails that tell the story of how Powell was duped into joining the call. It’s worth a read, and he shares some insights into his process — like if your request is rejected the first time, on the grounds that the records are part of an open investigation, stay on top of the agency to find out when the investigation has been closed, and file again.
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