Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve, has submitted written responses to questions from Senator Elizabeth Warren denying any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein following references to his name in Department of Justice files.
In the written reply, Warsh said he did not know Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell and that he had never attended events hosted by them. He wrote: "I don’t know these people, I did not attend any of their events, nor am I aware of having ever attended an event at which these people were present."
The written answers came after Senator Warren requested clarification following Warsh’s nomination hearing on April 21. Warren’s questions focused on mentions of Warsh in emails that were sent to Epstein, which included Warsh and his wife on guest lists for events that the documents suggest Epstein helped organize. The Department of Justice materials cited do not specify whether Warsh actually attended the events in question.
Warsh told Warren he and his wife traveled to St. Barthélemy on vacation in December 2010, and he explicitly said they did not attend any events hosted by Epstein or Maxwell during that trip. He also denied any personal or financial connections between Epstein and himself or his immediate family.
Addressing his professional history, Warsh stated he had no contact with Epstein during the period he worked as a consultant at GoldenTree Asset Management LP in Palm Beach.
Senator Warren is a member of the Senate Banking Committee, the body responsible for vetting Federal Reserve nominees. The committee voted 13-11 on Wednesday along party lines to approve Warsh’s nomination and move it to the full Senate for consideration. The confirmation process is proceeding with the current Fed chair Jerome Powell’s term ending on May 15.
These submissions and the committee vote leave outstanding the factual questions raised by the email references in the Justice Department documents. The DOJ materials and Warsh’s responses together establish that while his name appeared on guest lists, there is no DOJ assertion that he attended the events or engaged in wrongdoing.