鲍威尔：司法部向美联储发出大陪审团传票，威胁就其翻修证词刑事起诉
2026年1月11日晚，美联储主席 Jerome H. Powell（鲍威尔）发表声明说，司法部已于1月9日（上周五）向美联储送达大陪审团传票，威胁就他去年6月在参议院银行委员会的证词提起刑事起诉；那次证词部分涉及美联储历史办公楼的多年翻修项目。
鲍威尔说，他深深尊重法治与民主中的问责，「没有人，当然美联储主席也不例外，可以凌驾于法律之上」。但他说，这一史无前例的行动应放在本届政府一再威胁与持续施压的大背景下看。
鲍威尔说：「这一新威胁与我去年6月的证词无关，也与美联储大楼翻修无关。这也不是国会的监督职责问题，美联储通过证词与其他公开披露，已经尽一切努力让国会了解翻修项目的进展。这些都是借口。面临刑事起诉威胁的原因，是美联储根据我们对什么最有利于公众的最佳评估来设定利率，而不是追随总统的偏好。」
他说，问题在于美联储今后还能否继续根据证据与经济状况设定利率，还是货币政策将由政治压力或恐吓来主导。鲍威尔说，他先后在四届政府任职，共和党与民主党政府都有，每一任都毫无政治恐惧或偏袒地履行职责，只专注于物价稳定与最大就业的使命；他将继续做参议院确认他担任的工作，保持正直、致力于服务美国人民。
关联：美联储按兵不动，联邦基金利率维持在3.50%至3.75%
Powell: DOJ Served the Fed With Grand Jury Subpoenas Threatening a Criminal Indictment Over His Renovation Testimony
On the evening of January 11, 2026, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell issued a statement saying that on Friday, January 9, the Department of Justice had served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to his testimony before the Senate Banking Committee the previous June. That testimony concerned in part a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve office buildings.
Powell said he has deep respect for the rule of law and for accountability in democracy, and that no one, certainly not the chair of the Federal Reserve, is above the law. But he said this unprecedented action should be seen in the broader context of the administration's threats and ongoing pressure.
"This new threat is not about my testimony last June or about the renovation of the Federal Reserve buildings," Powell said. "It is not about Congress's oversight role; the Fed through testimony and other public disclosures made every effort to keep Congress informed about the renovation project. Those are pretexts. The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
He said the question is whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or whether monetary policy will instead be directed by political pressure or intimidation. Powell said he has served at the Federal Reserve under four administrations, Republicans and Democrats alike, carrying out his duties without political fear or favor, focused solely on the mandate of price stability and maximum employment, and that he will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed him to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people.
Related: Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady at 3.50% to 3.75% in First Decision of 2026
来源：美联储
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图片来源：图：位于美国华盛顿的美联储总部埃克尔斯大楼正面（资料照片）。美联储摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons；联邦固定图库标准图。 / Photo: The front of the Eccles Building, headquarters of the Federal Reserve in Washington (file photo). Photo by the Federal Reserve, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; standard image from the GSM federal fixed-image library.
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