U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro indicated Sunday that she may reopen a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell based on findings from the central bank's inspector general.

Pirro closed her probe into Powell last month, which had focused on his handling of renovations at the Federal Reserve. The investigation examined Powell's role in overseeing the renovation project at the central bank.

The U.S. attorney referred the matter to the Fed's inspector general for further review after closing the criminal investigation. Pirro stated that her decision on whether to resume the probe will depend on what the inspector general's investigation reveals.

The development suggests that while the immediate criminal investigation has been suspended, the matter remains under scrutiny through the Fed's internal oversight mechanisms. The inspector general's findings could potentially provide new information that might warrant reopening the criminal probe.

Neither the Federal Reserve nor Powell's representatives have commented on the ongoing inspector general investigation or Pirro's statements about potentially resuming the criminal probe.