在凯文·沃什今日出席参议院听证会的背后，潜藏着一个可能阻碍其提名确认进程的隐患：美国检察官珍妮·皮罗对美联储及其现任主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔展开的调查。
今年一月，皮罗办公室向美联储发出两张传票，此项调查的核心聚焦于美联储总部大楼的翻修工程，以及鲍威尔去年夏天就此在国会所作的证词。这场后续交锋的始末如下：
——鲍威尔以一份罕见的视频声明予以回应，直指此项调查是特朗普总统向美联储施压行动的借口。
——北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯承诺，在此刑事调查得出结果之前，他将暂不支持任何美联储提名人选。
——三月，调查遭遇近乎致命的打击。一名联邦法官在一次闭门审理中驳回了传票，裁定该调查似乎纯粹旨在“骚扰和施压”鲍威尔，迫使其辞职或屈从于特朗普降低利率的意愿。
——上周，皮罗办公室的检察官未经通知便突然现身翻修工程施工现场，此举加剧了美联储与司法部之间的紧张关系，也使该项调查成为今日听证会上的一个现实议题。
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