New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- A criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell "made a mess" and could prove bad for financial markets, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly told President Trump late Sunday.

Sources familiar with Bessent's call to Trump told Axios, "The secretary isn't happy, and he let the president know."

The report emerged as Trump appeared to distance himself Sunday night from the probe of Fed chair Jerome Powell for allegedly misrepresenting the costs of renovations to the Federal Reserve's headquarters in D.C.

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office DC launched the probe without giving a heads-up to Treasury, top White House officials or the main Justice Department, sources told Axios.

"Bessent's concerns about...