
季伏爾面臨涉嫌利益交換、收受不當餽贈及濫用職權等多項指控
白宮12日要求美國駐希臘大使季伏爾辭職,因其面臨涉嫌利益交換、收受奢華餽贈及濫用職權等醜聞。國務院督察長辦公室已展開調查,國會民主黨人要求進一步究責。
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季伏爾曾與川普長子小唐納訂婚,於2025年9月就任駐希臘大使。近期媒體報導其涉及多項利益交換與濫用職權指控。
白宮12日表示,在連串涉嫌行為不當的報導曝光後,白宮已要求川普的長子小唐納(Donald Trump Jr.)前未婚妻、美國駐希臘大使季伏爾(Kimberly Guilfoyle)辭職。
美國有線電視新聞網(CNN)報導,白宮發言人札卡利亞(Katie Zacharia)在她的首場新聞簡報會上表示:「我們已要求季伏爾大使辭職。她一直是團隊的優質資產,我們祝她好運。」季伏爾的代表尚未回應置評請求。
季伏爾面臨逼退之際,有報導指出她在獲任命前,曾試圖以提供接觸政府高層的管道來換取金錢,並在擔任大使期間收受奢華餽贈,甚至將一家希臘建築公司的說客帶入官方會議。季伏爾的律師否認有關索取金錢的指控,並稱關於她旅行的報導具有誤導性,強調她遵守聯邦政府的禮品收受與申報規定。
季伏爾去職標誌著「讓美國再次偉大」(MAGA)運動中一位高知名度人物的退場。她一直與川普家族保持密切關係,曾與川普的長子小唐納(Donald Trump Jr.)訂婚4年。兩人分手後,她被拔擢為駐希臘大使,並於2025年9月就任。
前川普陣營金主德特斯(Eric Deters)表示,季伏爾在聯邦參議院進行其人事同意權確認的前幾天,曾傳簡訊要求他匯款10萬美元,幫她繳清美國運通卡費。德特斯說,季伏爾聲稱,如果他幫忙繳清,她將在川普政府中成為他「赴湯蹈火的死黨」(ride or die)。
德特斯上週向CNN主播塔柏爾(Jake Tapper)直言:「毫無疑問,這就是利益交換(quid pro quo)。」德特斯表示,當時並未匯款,聲稱自己手上沒有流動資產。
季伏爾的律師在發給CNN的聲明中反駁稱,德特斯積欠季伏爾演講與顧問費,直指其陳述不實,「當季伏爾女士準備離開民間投入公職時,她做了任何專業人士都會做的事,試圖結清尚未收回的應收帳款。要求客戶為已完成的工作付款並非貪腐,恰恰與貪腐相反。」
美國總統川普12日證實,正考慮將季伏爾免職。川普在離開白宮時向記者表示:「我們正在研究這件事——是的。我們不開心。」
當華爾街日報首度披露季伏爾涉嫌「拿錢辦事」(pay for play)的醜聞時,國務卿魯比歐(Marco Rubio)正前往希臘訪問。季伏爾與魯比歐共同出席多場活動,當時魯比歐拒絕對相關報導發表評論。華爾街日報此前還曾報導,季伏爾涉嫌在一項區域能源交易中,為一家希臘能源公司護航。
這些醜聞引發國會山莊民主黨人質疑,呼籲展開調查。聯邦眾議院外交委員會民主黨首席議員米克斯(Gregory Meeks),要求季伏爾到會作證,並表示「必須查明季伏爾大使是否曾向其他來源索取資金」。
在白宮宣布已要求季伏爾辭職後,眾院外委會民主黨議員指出:「辭職並不能讓她免於究責。」該委員會在社群平台X發文寫道:「季伏爾利用她身為川普政府官員的地位中飽私囊,而美國家庭卻在為生活成本掙扎。國會必須進行監督,了解這是如何發生的,並追究政府的責任。」
知情人士透露,在各項不當行為指控下,國務院督察長辦公室(OIG)正對季伏爾展開調查。督察長發言人表示:「基於政策,OIG不證實、否認或評論調查事項。」
目前仍不清楚季伏爾遭逼退後,這項調查將如何發展。熟知OIG運作的人士指出,這可能取決於司法部是否針對其涉嫌的不當行為展開調查。若司法部不介入,國務院督察長可能會繼續進行調查,但調查結果可能需要1年左右的時間才會出爐。
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國務院督察長辦公室將繼續進行內部調查。
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