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2026年3月19日 美国东部时间上午9:04 更新于2小时前
美国马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦于2021年8月24日在马萨诸塞州纽伯里波特与选民举行的”见面会”上回答问题。路透社/布莱恩·斯奈德 购买许可权，新标签打开
- 摘要
- 沃伦寻求澄清沃什与爱泼斯坦的关联
- 因爱泼斯坦相关关联，沃什的提名面临审查
- 美联储调查背景下，沃什的美联储主席前景不明
3月19日（路透社）- 参议院银行委员会最高民主党成员要求被唐纳德·特朗普总统提名的下一任美联储主席凯文·沃什，解释他与已故定罪性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦是否存在任何关系。
周三晚间，马萨诸塞州参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦在给沃什的信中寻求澄清，此前沃什的名字出现在今年早些时候政府公布的与爱泼斯坦相关的文件中。爱泼斯坦2019年在狱中死亡。
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沃伦指出，2010年爱泼斯坦员工关于加勒比海圣巴泰勒米岛节日派对的通讯中出现了沃什的名字，她在信中写道：”目前尚不清楚您是否与爱泼斯坦先生就这封电子邮件交流中提及的邀请存在互动，以及互动的程度如何。”
沃伦在信中写道：”随着参议院考虑您担任美联储主席的提名，国会和公众必须充分了解您与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦存在的任何互动或关系的程度。”她指出，包含沃什名字的通讯出现在爱泼斯坦已因性侵未成年人罪名被定罪，且正面临类似问题民事官司的时期。
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作为将审查沃什提名的参议院银行委员会少数党最高成员，沃伦要求沃什在3月31日前回应八个问题，详细说明他与爱泼斯坦及其他相关人员可能存在的互动。
沃什未立即回应置评请求。
沃什是前美联储理事，其婚姻关系使他与劳德家族财富相关联。特朗普在他的任期于5月结束时，提名沃什接替现任主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔。
沃伦要求沃什确认，他是否在2010年末或2011年初前往圣巴泰勒米岛，是否参加过任何有爱泼斯坦出席的社交活动。沃伦还要求沃什确认，他是否曾与吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦（爱泼斯坦的亲密伙伴，现正在狱）同场。
信件还询问，曾与爱泼斯坦有联系且在政府文件中大量出现的特朗普，是否出席过这些聚会中的任何一次。
沃伦要求沃什提供与直接与爱泼斯坦相关人员的任何通讯，并详细说明政府目前公布文件中未记载的与爱泼斯坦或麦克斯韦的其他互动。
沃什的确认时间表已不明确。对美联储及现任美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔的刑事调查，促使共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯表示，将在调查解决前阻止确认。
周三，鲍威尔表示，他将留任美联储主席直到继任者被确认，并且在司法部调查期间不会完全离开美联储。
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Senator Warren presses Fed chair nominee Warsh to clarify Epstein interactions | Reuters
By Michael S. Derby
March 19, 2026 9:04 AM UTC Updated 2 hours ago
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- Summary
- Warren seeks clarity on Warsh’s Epstein connections
- Warsh’s nomination faces scrutiny amid Epstein links
- Warsh’s Fed chair prospects uncertain amid Fed investigations
March 19 (Reuters) – The top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is demanding that Kevin Warsh, tapped by President Donald Trump to become the next Federal Reserve chair, explain what if any relationship he had with the late convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
In a letter sent to Warsh on Wednesday evening, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sought clarifications after Warsh’s name appeared in documents related to Epstein released by the government earlier this year. Epstein died in prison in 2019.
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Noting Warsh’s name appeared in communications by Epstein employees about a holiday party on the Caribbean island of St. Barthélemy in 2010, Warren wrote: “It is unclear whether and to what extent you interacted with Mr. Epstein in association with the invitation referenced in this email exchange.”
“As the Senate considers your nomination to serve as Chair of the Fed, it is essential that Congress and the public fully understand the extent of any interactions or relationship you had with Jeffrey Epstein,” Warren wrote. She noted the communications that included Warsh’s name appeared at a time when Epstein had already been convicted of sex crimes with a minor, and as he faced civil lawsuits over similar issues.
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Warren, the ranking minority member of the Senate Banking Committee that will vet Warsh’s nomination, requested Warsh respond by March 31 to eight questions detailing possible interactions between him and Epstein and others associated with him.
Warsh did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Warren’s letter.
Warsh is a former Fed governor whose marriage connects him to the fortune of the Lauder family. He was tapped by Trump to succeed current Chair Jerome Powell when his term ends in May.
Warren asked Warsh to confirm whether he’d traveled to the island of St. Barthélemy in late 2010 or early 2011, and whether he’d attended any social functions where Epstein was present. Warren also asked Warsh to confirm whether he’d been in the presence of Ghislaine Maxwell, a close Epstein confidante now in prison.
The letter also asked if Trump, who was once associated with Epstein and who appeared extensively in the government document release, was in attendance at any of these gatherings.
Warren asked Warsh to provide any communications with others associated directly with Epstein, and to detail any other interactions with Epstein or Maxwell not noted in the files thus far made available by the government.
The timeline for Warsh’s confirmation is already unclear. A criminal investigation into the Fed and current Fed Chair Jerome Powell has prompted Republican Senator Thom Tillis to say he will block the confirmation until that probe is resolved.
On Wednesday, Powell said he’d stay on as Fed chair until a successor had been confirmed and would not leave the Fed altogether while the Justice Department investigates him.
Reporting by Michael S. Derby; Editing by Dan Burns and Diane Craft
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