丽莎·库克的律师对唐纳德·特朗普总统成立的、旨在调查针对美联储主席的抵押贷款欺诈指控的委员会是否能做到公平和客观表示强烈怀疑。
An attorney for Lisa Cook voiced strong doubts that President Donald Trump 's committee investigating mortgage fraud allegations against the Federal Reserve governor would be fair and objective.
这位名叫阿贝·洛厄尔的律师指出，该委员会存在诸多问题，这些问题严重损害了美联储的独立性——其中包括一些明显存在偏见的委员会成员，以及针对库克的未具体说明的额外指控。洛厄尔在周二发给特朗普助手兼法律顾问威尔·沙夫的信中写道：“在调查正式开始之前，这些问题必须得到解决。”她强调，这样的听证会至少要等到12月才能举行，比原定的时间晚了好几周。
The lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said the committee is plagued by issues that undermine the appearance of the Fed's independence, including "demonstrably biased members" and "unspecified additional allegations" against Cook. Those and other issues "would have to be addressed before a hearing could occur" in the probe, Lowell wrote in a letter sent Tuesday to Will Scharf, Trump's aide and counsel. No such hearing could take place until at least December, weeks later than the initially scheduled date, Lowell insisted.
特朗普此前曾指责库克“不诚实”，并称她“必然会反对任何降息措施”（显然指的是库克反对降低利率的立场）。库克最后一次投票支持降息是在2025年12月；而在9月的最近一次会议上，美联储全体委员一致决定加息。
The letter came three days after Trump slammed Cook as "dishonest" and griped that she was an "automatic no vote" — apparently referring to her opposition to cutting interest rates, which the president strongly desires. Cook last voted to cut rates in December 2025, siding with the majority. The Fed unanimously voted to raise rates after its most recent meeting in September.
特朗普在周六从田纳西州的一场集会返回后对记者表示：“她根本不应该担任这样一个重要职位。”
"She shouldn't be in an important position," Trump said of Cook in those remarks to reporters after returning from a rally in Tennessee on Saturday.
白宫发言人马修·米德尔顿在回应洛厄尔的信件时称：“特朗普正在履行宪法赋予的职责，评估丽莎·库克的行为及其继续担任美联储主席的资格。”米德尔顿在一份声明中表示：“宪法要求总统确保法律得到忠实执行，并确保美联储董事会成员的行为无可指责。”
White House spokesman Matthew Middleton said in response to Lowell's letter that Trump "is performing his constitutional duty in evaluating Lisa Cook's conduct and eligibility to continue serving as a governor on the Federal Reserve." "The Constitution charges the President with ensuring that the laws are faithfully executed and that the conduct of members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is above reproach," Middleton said in a statement.
根据特朗普10月7日发布的关于成立该调查委员会的备忘录，白宫方面已安排在11月5日举行一场面对面的听证会。
An in-person hearing at the White House is currently scheduled for Nov. 5, according to Trump's Oct. 7 presidential memo establishing the "committee of inquiry" into Cook.
库克的律师并未立即排除参与该听证会的可能性，事实上他们表示，美联储州长“欢迎有机会陈述事实，以便她能洗清自己的名誉”，尽管他们对此有所担忧。
Cook's lawyers did not immediately rule out participating in that hearing, and in fact said the Fed governor "welcomes the opportunity to present the facts so she can clear her name," despite their concerns.
但在周二的信中，洛厄尔表示，库克无法参加11月5日的听证会，因为她“将在欧洲的金融和货币政策会议上履行她作为州长的官方职责”。洛厄尔还说，在那之后，库克将立即开始为12月初的下一次联邦公开市场委员会会议做准备。
But in Tuesday's letter, Lowell said Cook cannot attend a hearing on Nov. 5 because she "will be executing her official duties as Governor at financial and monetary policy meetings in Europe." After that, Cook will immediately start preparing for the next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee in early December, Lowell said.
当CNBC询问白宫是否会因库克 alleged 的日程冲突而调整安排好的听证会时，白宫并未立即作出回应。
The White House did not immediately respond when asked by CNBC if the scheduled hearing would be moved in light of Cook's alleged scheduling conflicts.
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洛厄尔还表示，他需要时间与库克讨论白宫最近来函中提出的问题，同时也要为她可能参加的任何听证会做准备，“而由于她正因联邦储备事务在亚洲，这必须等到她返回后才能进行”。“考虑到这一切（以及我已安排在11月的法庭听证会），任何听证会的最早日期必须是12月，即FOMC会议之后”，洛厄尔在给沙夫的信中写道。
Lowell also said he needs time to speak with Cook about issues raised by the White House's most recent correspondence, as well as to prepare her for any possible hearing, "which, because of her being in Asia on Federal Reserve duties, cannot be done until she returns." "With all of that (and court hearings I have scheduled in November), the earliest date for any hearing would need to be in December following the FOMC meeting," Lowell wrote Scharf.
特朗普在重启他长期试图解雇库克的努力两个月后，成立了这个三人委员会。库克是前总统乔·拜登任命的联邦储备委员会理事。
Trump established the three-member committee two months after reviving his long-running effort to fire Cook an appointee of former President Joe Biden from the central bank's board of governors.
去年6月下旬，最高法院阻止了特朗普首次试图解雇库克的尝试，裁决称她在联邦法律下未获得足够的正当程序。但该裁决并未阻止特朗普再次尝试。
The Supreme Court in late June blocked Trump's first attempt to remove Cook, ruling that she was not given sufficient due process under federal law. But that decision did not stop Trump from trying again.
米德尔顿在他的声明中说：“总统通过提供丽莎·库克亲自出席听证会的方式，超越了最高法院的要求，而该听证会将在一个公开和公平的程序中进行。”但洛厄尔周二写道：“我们对委员会的客观性和适任性有重大担忧。”该委员会由三名行政部门官员组成，其中包括特朗普政府的顶级经济顾问凯文·哈塞特。
Middleton said in his statement, "The President is going beyond what the Supreme Court required by offering Lisa Cook an in-person hearing that will be conducted in a fair and open process." But Lowell wrote Tuesday, "We have significant concerns regarding the objectivity and fitness of the committee," which comprises three executive branch officials, including top Trump economic aide Kevin Hassett.
洛厄尔指出，哈塞特“已经公开暗示总统有‘理由’解雇库克州长”，他引用了哈塞特2025年8月的言论。在这些言论中，哈塞特还指责库克“在司法部针对抵押贷款欺诈指控的调查进行期间拒绝回避，从而采取了与美联储独立性相悖的党派立场”，而库克否认了这一指控。
Hassett "already has publicly insinuated that the President has 'cause' to fire Governor Cook," Lowell noted, citing the economic advisor's comments from August 2025 Hassett in those remarks also accused Cook of "making a partisan stance contrary to the independence of the Fed" by refusing to step aside while a Justice Department investigation played out into the mortgage fraud allegations, which Cook denies.
洛厄尔对沙尔夫表示，这些言论表明哈塞特已经对案件形成了预判，“这显然与你的主张相悖，即所提出的‘听证会’将是‘实质性和公平的’”。洛厄尔写道：“一个由明显有偏见的成员组成、额外指控不明确、且任何额外证据披露时间表不明确的听证会——并且没有解释为何这些证据之前未被提供——这样的程序既不尊重独立性的外观，也不尊重其历史。”
The comments suggest Hassett has already prejudged the case, Lowell told Scharf, "surely belying your assertion that the 'hearing' as proposed would be 'substantive and fair.'" "A hearing with demonstrably biased members, unspecified additional allegations, and an unclear schedule for the disclosure of any additional evidence – with no explanation for why it was not previously produced – is not a process that respects the appearance or history of independence," Lowell wrote.