期中選舉慘敗後，民主黨計畫調查馬斯克、米勒與美國企業界

蒂姆・里德報導By Tim Reid

華盛頓11月8日（路透社）—— 資深國會議員週日表示，當民主黨1月掌控國會後，科技業超級億萬富豪伊隆・馬斯克、總統唐納・川普新任命的白宮幕僚長史蒂芬・米勒，以及部分大型企業，可能成為國會調查目標。WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Tech megabillionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump's newly appointed White House chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and some large companies will likely be targets of congressional probes when Democrats take control of Congress in January, senior lawmakers said on Sunday.

即將領導眾議院監督委員會與參議院銀行委員會的加州聯邦眾議員羅伯特・賈西亞和麻州聯邦參議員伊麗莎白・華倫，在電視節目中矢言，在民主黨於期中選舉大勝後，將展開強力監督。In television appearances, US Representative Robert Garcia of California and US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, set to lead the House Oversight and Senate Banking committees, vowed aggressive oversight after their party's sweeping midterm election victory.

同時，眾議院民主黨領袖哈基姆・傑佛瑞斯暗示，他與民主黨同僚將支持彈劾國防部長皮特・赫格塞斯。Meanwhile, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries indicated he and his fellow Democrats would back an impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

眾議院監督委員會民主黨首席議員賈西亞表示，調查將聚焦馬斯克參與政府效率部去年解雇聯邦員工一事，以及米勒在川普強硬移民打擊行動中的角色。Garcia, who is the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said investigations will focus on Musk's involvement in the Department of Government Efficiency's firing of federal workers last year, and Miller's role in Trump's hardline immigration crackdown.

賈西亞在CNN「國情咨文」節目中表示：「我認為不只是我們委員會，整個國會各委員會都很有興趣與馬斯克先生談談。」"I think there's a lot of interest, not just from our committee, but from committees across the Congress to speak to Mr. Musk," Garcia told CNN's "State of the Union."

華倫表示，一些企業應準備面對國會調查。她沒有點名任何企業。Warren said some companies should be ready for congressional investigations. She did not name any of the companies.

華倫在CBS「面對國家」節目中表示：「如果你們一直是靠欺騙美國家庭、詐騙投資人來賺取利潤，最好準備好迎接一些調查，而且會是嚴肅的調查。」"If you've been making your profits by cheating American families and scamming your investors, you'd better get ready for some investigations, serious ones," Warren told CBS's "Face the Nation" program.

民主黨聚焦米勒與赫格塞斯DEMOCRATS FOCUS ON MILLER, HEGSETH

米勒已升任白宮幕僚長；賈西亞稱他是「可怕、不公」移民政策的設計者。Miller — whom Garcia called the architect of a "horrific, unjust" immigration policy — has been promoted to White House chief of staff.

賈西亞告訴CNN：「史蒂芬・米勒是本屆政府重大政策決策的核心人物，因此此事確實應受到監督與調查。」"Stephen Miller is at the center of the major policy decisions that are happening in the administration, and so it does deserve oversight and investigation," Garcia told CNN.

選民在週二的期中選舉中給共和黨歷史性的挫敗，但與路透社談話的官員與專家表示，在米勒擔任白宮幕僚長下，川普政府預料將繼續對移民執法採取強硬做法，放大文化衝突，並不會向民主黨掌控的國會讓步。Voters delivered a historic rebuke to Republicans in Tuesday's midterm election, but with Miller as White House chief of staff, the Trump administration is expected to ‌continue its aggressive approach to immigration enforcement, amplify cultural conflicts and give no ground to a Democratic-controlled Congress, say officials and experts who spoke to Reuters.

移民打擊行動包括聯邦探員在明尼蘇達州行動中開槍打死兩人，已被證明廣受民眾反感。路透社／益普索10月民調發現，只有37%受訪者認可川普處理移民問題的表現，低於他上任時的50%。The crackdown on immigration, which included operations in which two people were fatally shot in Minnesota by federal agents, has proven widely unpopular. A Reuters/Ipsos poll in October found that only 37% approved of Trump's handling of immigration, down from 50% when he took office.

將於1月成為美國眾議院議長的傑佛瑞斯週日表示，民主黨將支持彈劾赫格塞斯的措施；這項國會程序可能使他被免職。Jeffries, who will become speaker of the US House in January, said on Sunday that Democrats would support a measure to impeach Hegseth, a congressional process that could remove him from office.

來自肯塔基州的共和黨聯邦眾議員、川普批評者湯瑪斯・馬西在今年獲川普支持的初選對手擊敗後，將於1月離開國會。他表示，很快將重新提出針對赫格塞斯的彈劾條款。傑佛瑞斯表示，他「絕對會」支持該措施。Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican and Trump critic who leaves Congress in January after a Trump-backed primary defeat this year, has said he will reintroduce articles of impeachment against Hegseth soon. Jeffries said he is a "hard yes" on backing that measure.

傑佛瑞斯在ABC「本週」節目中表示：「皮特・赫格塞斯必須下台。」他提到這位國防部長監督了川普2月發動、不得人心的伊朗戰爭，而這場戰爭已導致汽油價格飆升。"Pete Hegseth has got to go," Jeffries told ABC's "This Week," citing the defense secretary's oversight of the unpopular Iran war launched by Trump in February, which has led to a spike in gas prices.

傑佛瑞斯並表示：「我相信那項決議案將獲得極其強大的支持。」"I believe there will be incredibly strong support for that resolution," Jeffries added.

司法部長陶德・布蘭奇週日表示，川普政府已準備好與國會民主黨交鋒。他稱部分民主黨人威脅鎖定政府官員與盟友的做法，「不是我們這個國家能容忍的事」。Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on Sunday that the Trump administration was prepared to battle the Democrats in Congress, calling threats by some Democrats to target administration officials and allies "not something we can tolerate in this country."

曾任川普私人律師的布蘭奇說：「如果這就是即將上任的新領導層想做的事，我們準備好了。」「如果你在這個政府任職，你有律師。那就是我。」"If that's what this new incoming leadership wants to do, we are ready," said Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Trump. "If you work in this administration, you have a lawyer. It's me."

（蒂姆・里德華盛頓報導；艾比蓋兒・薩默維爾、布萊德・希思與湯姆・波蘭塞克補充報導；Sergio Non與Nia Williams編輯）(Reporting by Tim Reid in Washington; Additional reporting by Abigail Summerville, Brad Heath and Tom Polansek; Editing by Sergio Non and Nia Williams)