2026-04-24T14:26:44.882Z / 路透社
作者：安德鲁·古兹沃德、霍华德·施奈德、安·萨菲尔
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2025年7月24日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普与美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔在华盛顿特区参观正在翻新的美联储大楼时交谈。路透社/肯特·西村 资料图
[1/2]2025年7月24日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普与美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔在华盛顿特区参观正在翻新的美联储大楼时交谈。路透社/肯特·西村 资料图 购买授权许可，将在新标签页打开
- 摘要
- 皮罗要求美联储监察长接手调查
- 此前调查曾阻碍特朗普提名的美联储主席人选获得确认
- 法官认定无犯罪证据
华盛顿4月24日路透电——美国检察官珍妮·皮罗周五表示，司法部将终止对美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔的调查，此举为唐纳德·特朗普总统提名的美联储主席人选凯文·沃什的确认进程扫清了障碍。
作为特朗普的盟友、华盛顿特区联邦最高检察官，皮罗的这一举措暂时终结了此前遭联邦法院斥责的调查，该调查曾导致一名关键共和党参议员阻挠特朗普的美联储提名。
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皮罗表示，她已转而要求美联储内部监察长办公室对美联储华盛顿总部翻新工程的成本超支问题展开调查。去年鲍威尔要求审查该项目后，监察长就已经着手进行相关调查。
“监察长有权让美联储对美国纳税人负责，”皮罗在社交媒体帖子中说道，“我期待尽快收到一份全面报告，并相信调查结果将有助于一劳永逸地解决促使本办公室发出传票的相关疑问。”
此前针对鲍威尔的调查围绕该翻新工程以及鲍威尔去年在国会就该项目发表的言论展开，成为司法部追查特朗普对手与批评者的最新导火索。
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一名联邦法官上月驳回了向美联储理事会发出的传票，认定发出传票的目的不当，旨在向鲍威尔施压，迫使其接受特朗普要求快速降息或辞职的指令。美国首席地区法官詹姆斯·博阿斯伯格指出，检方几乎没有证据证明鲍威尔犯下了任何罪行。
就在本周，皮罗还曾誓言要对该裁决提起上诉，并继续推进调查。
北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员、参议院银行委员会成员汤姆·提利斯曾誓言，在司法部终止针对鲍威尔的所谓“毫无根据的调查”之前，不会支持沃什的提名。提利斯的阻挠实质上导致沃什的提名进程陷入停滞。
提利斯的发言人周五未立即置评。
美联储发言人拒绝置评。白宫发言人表示，监察长是“查清此事”的最佳人选，并表示相信参议院将确认沃什的提名。
终止调查的决定可能为沃什获得参议院确认铺平道路，最快或可在5月15日鲍威尔的主席任期结束前完成。目前尚不清楚此举是否达到鲍威尔自己设定的卸任行长的条件。
“在调查彻底结束、实现透明与最终定论之前，我不会离开美联储理事会，”鲍威尔上月曾表示。皮罗周五表示，她可能会根据监察长的调查结果重启调查。
鲍威尔于1月披露了此次调查的存在，他在一份直白的视频声明中称，这是特朗普试图影响货币政策的借口。鲍威尔上月承诺，在5月15日主席任期结束后，他将继续担任美联储理事会理事，直至调查结束。
数月来，特朗普一直施压鲍威尔，要求其抵制快速降息的压力，并公开支持对该翻新工程展开调查。特朗普曾称鲍威尔是“笨蛋”、“十足的失败者”和“非常无能”，博阿斯伯格在驳回传票时引用了这些言论。
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Justice Dept drops investigation into Fed Chair Powell, removing obstacle to Warsh
2026-04-24T14:26:44.882Z / Reuters
By Andrew Goudsward, Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
April 24, 2026 2:26 PM UTC Updated 1 min ago
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Item 1 of 2 U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
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- Summary
- Pirro asks Fed watchdog to take over investigation
- Probe had stalled confirmation of Trump’s central bank pick
- Judge found no evidence of a crime
WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – The Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday, removing an obstacle to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the central bank.
The move by Pirro, a Trump ally and the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., for now ends an inquiry that had been rebuked by a federal judge and prompted a key Republican senator to block Trump’s nominees to the central bank.
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Pirro said she had instead asked the Fed’s internal watchdog, the Office of Inspector General, to examine cost overruns in renovations of the central bank’s Washington headquarters. The inspector general has already been examining the project after Powell requested a review last year.
“The IG has the authority to hold the Federal Reserve accountable to American taxpayers,” Pirro said in a social media post. “I expect a comprehensive report in short order and am confident the outcome will assist in resolving, once and for all, the questions that led this office to issue subpoenas.”
The Powell probe, which had been examining the renovation and Powell’s statements to Congress last year about the project, became the latest flashpoint in the Justice Department’s pursuit of adversaries and critics of Trump.
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A federal judge last month blocked subpoenas to the Fed’s Board of Governors, finding they were issued for the improper purpose of pressuring Powell to cave to Trump’s demands to rapidly lower interest rates or resign. Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found prosecutors had shown “essentially zero evidence” Powell committed a crime.
As recently as this week, Pirro had vowed to appeal the ruling and continue the investigation.
Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, has vowed not to support Warsh until the DOJ ends what he has called a baseless investigation into Powell. Tillis’ blockade had effectively stalled Warsh’s confirmation.
A spokesperson for Tillis had no immediate comment on Friday.
A spokesperson for the Fed declined to comment. A White House spokesperson said the inspector general was best positioned “to get to the bottom of the matter” and said it was confident the Senate would confirm Warsh.
The decision to end the probe may clear the way for Warsh’s Senate confirmation as Fed chair, potentially by May 15 when Powell’s leadership term ends. It’s less clear if the move meets Powell’s own bar for stepping down as governor.
“I have no intention of leaving the Board until the investigation is well and truly over, with transparency and finality,” Powell said last month. Pirro said on Friday that she may resume her investigation depending on the inspector general’s findings.
Powell revealed the existence of the investigation in January, calling it a pretext for Trump to gain influence over monetary policy in a blunt video statement. Powell pledged last month to keep his seat on the Fed’s Board of Governors after his term as chair expires on May 15 until the investigation is complete.
Trump has for months hectored Powell for resisting his pressure to rapidly lower interest rates, and publicly supported an investigation into the renovation project. Trump has called Powell a numbskull, a “major loser” and “very incompetent,” comments Boasberg cited in quashing subpoenas.
Reporting by Andrew Goudsward, Howard Schneider, Ann Saphir, Ryan Patrick Jones and Doina Chiacu; Additional reporting by Bo Erickson and Michael Derby; Editing by Katharine Jackson and Andrea Ricci
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