Epstein ties present potential hurdle for Trump’s Fed chair nominee | CNN Business

Kevin Warsh’s path to becoming the next Federal Reserve chair is already rocky — and it may be approaching a major roadblock, casting fresh uncertainty about who will be leading the central bank at a critical moment for the economy. Nearly two months have passed since President Donald Trump announced Warsh’s nomination, and with two months until Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s term as chair expires, no Senate confirmation hearing date has been set. Two main factors have been standing in the way — and now, there may be a third. On Thursday, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Warsh demanding more details about the extent of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Emails sent to or from an account associated with Epstein released by the Department of Justice suggest Warsh and his wife, Jane Lauder, were invited to events Epstein helped organize. Tracking the firings, resignations and other impacts from the Epstein files One was in St. Barthélemy around Christmas in 2010; another was a dinner in New York. The guest list for the dinner includes Epstein, Warsh, Lauder, Trump and his wife Melania, and some of the president’s children. It’s unclear from the batch of