Politico corroborated those details and others shortly after the Times report was published. The White House did not immediately respond to a message requesting its comments on the contents of either.
Both articles indicated Mr. Trump discussed making Ms. Powell a special counsel who then would oversee a federal investigation of his defeat to Democratic challenger President-elect Joseph R. Biden.
Ms. Powell has been among the most vocal Trump supporters to deny he was defeated and, along with Mr. Flynn and Mr. Giuliani, among others, have cited numerous unfounded claims to make sense of his loss.
Indeed, lawyers for Mr. Trump’s reelection campaign, including Mr. Giuliani, distanced themselves from Ms. Powell last month amid facing scrutiny for her spouting outlandish allegations and conspiracy theories.
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Congress, grasping for a stimulus deal, resolves a dispute over the Federal Reserve’s power.
The U.S. Capitol building on Friday. Both chambers of Congress continue to negotiate on a new stimulus package as the deadline draws near.Credit.Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times
Dec. 19, 2020
Senators broke through an impasse late Saturday night over a Republican effort to curtail the powers of the Federal Reserve, clearing away what had been seen as the final hurdle to a deal on a $900 billion stimulus compromise as lawmakers raced against a Sunday-night deadline to avoid a government shutdown.
With time running out for a deal, Senator Patrick J. Toomey, Republican of Pennsylvania, agreed to narrow his effort to rein in the central bank, according to three aides familiar with the discussion. All three aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity, noted that the precise language was still being finalized.
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