Trump Federal Reserve Nominee Interrogated over Undisclosed Finances and Ties to Epstein
Senator Elizabeth Warren interrogated President Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee, Kevin Warsh, during his confirmation hearing Tuesday.
Senator Warren focused on the nominee’s $100 million in undisclosed financial holdings, as reported by CNBC, and potential conflicts of interest.
Warsh holds two individual assets each worth more than $50 million, while his wife Jane Lauder, granddaughter of Estée Lauder cosmetics founder, maintains an estimated $1.9 billion fortune.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unleashed a blistering attack on Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh, accusing him of being Trump’s “sock puppet” and warning his appointment could hand the president control over interest rates. pic.twitter.com/IGfluL8lfM
— New York Post (@nypost) April 21, 2026
Warren questioned whether Warsh’s Juggernaut fund or TSDFS LLC invest in companies affiliated with Trump, entities facilitating money laundering, Chinese-controlled companies, or financing vehicles established by Jeffrey Epstein.
Although Warsh acknowledged ethics scandals have undermined the Federal Reserve’s credibility, he declined to directly answer Warren’s yes-or-no question. Instead stating, he worked with the Office of Government Ethics to lawfully divest holdings. (Read more from “Trump Federal Reserve Nominee Interrogated over Undisclosed Finances and Ties to Epstein” HERE)
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