邮政局长的发言人路易·德霍伊周四证实，司法部正在调查邮件主管，因为有报道称，他不正当地报销了前公司员工对共和党事业和候选人的个人政治捐款。

德约伊的发言人马克·科拉洛(Mark Corallo)在对美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)的一份声明中表示:“德约伊了解到，司法部正在调查他在私营部门时为他工作的员工所做的竞选捐款。”"他一直严格遵守竞选捐款法，从未故意违反这些法律。"

最先报道此事的《华盛顿邮报》称，联邦调查局特工已经采访了新品种物流公司的现任和前任员工。新品种物流公司是一家总部位于北卡罗来纳州的公司，德霍伊在被挖掘之前曾领导过该公司领导邮政服务2020年6月，时任总统唐纳德·特朗普。

美国邮政和司法部拒绝置评。

德约伊不再隶属于新品种物流或XPO，该公司于2014年收购了新品种。

吉姆·沃森，普尔/路透社，文件

美国邮政局长路易斯·德约伊在一次众议院监督会议上讲话

德约伊曾是共和党的巨额捐赠者，对他的调查是由去年底的新闻报道引发的，报道描述了德约伊据称是如何向前雇员施压，要求他们为共和党竞选捐款，然后通过奖金偿还他们。《邮报》在报道中引用了前雇员的话。

德约伊否认了去年国会作证期间围绕所谓赔偿的任何不当指控。

“你有没有通过奖励或奖励几位高管来回报他们对特朗普竞选的贡献?”田纳西州民主党众议员吉姆·库珀在德约伊的国会露面中问道。

“这是一个令人愤慨的说法，先生，我很反感，”德约伊回击道。“答案是否定的。”

科拉洛周四表示，“德约伊先生充分配合并回答了国会就这些问题提出的问题。”

“他对这一最新事件不抱任何期望，他打算与DOJ合作，迅速解决这一问题，”科拉洛补充说。

去年秋天，当所谓的报销报告出现时，他们引发了一连串的审查。

除了众议院监督委员会在9月宣布将调查奖金和捐款之外，北卡罗来纳州司法部长乔希·斯坦(Josh Stein)表示，“直接或间接偿还某人的政治捐款是违法的”，而且“任何对此类行为的可信指控都值得适当的州和联邦当局进行调查。”

特朗普在离任前表示，他将接受对德约伊的调查。

特朗普表示:“让调查继续进行。”。“但他是一个非常受人尊敬的人。”

DOJ investigating Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over former firm's political donations

A spokesperson for Postmaster GeneralLouis DeJoyconfirmed Thursday that the Justice Department is investigating the mail chief over reports that he improperly reimbursed employees at his former company for their personal political donations to Republican causes and candidates.

"Mr. DeJoy has learned that the Department of Justice is investigating campaign contributions made by employees who worked for him when he was in the private sector," Mark Corallo, a spokesperson for DeJoy, said in a statement to ABC News. "He has always been scrupulous in his adherence to the campaign contribution laws and has never knowingly violated them."

The Washington Post, which first reported the story, said FBI agents have interviewed current and former employees at New Breed Logistics, a North Carolina-based firm that DeJoy led before being tapped tolead the Postal Servicein June of 2020 by then-PresidentDonald Trump.

The U.S. Postal Service and Justice Department declined to comment.

DeJoy is no longer affiliated with New Breed Logistics or XPO, the company that bought New Breed in 2014.

The ongoing probe of DeJoy, who was once a Republican megadonor, was triggered by news reports late last year that described how DeJoy allegedly pressured former employees to donate to Republican campaigns and would then reimburse them through bonus payments. The Post cited former employees in their reporting.

DeJoy denied any claim of impropriety surrounding the alleged reimbursements during congressional testimony last year.

"Did you pay back several of your top executives for contributing to Trump's campaign by bonusing or rewarding them?" Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., asked during DeJoy's congressional appearance.

"That's an outrageous claim, sir, and I resent it," DeJoy fired back. "The answer is no."

Corallo said Thursday that "Mr. DeJoy fully cooperated with and answered the questions posed by Congress regarding these matters."

"He expects nothing less in this latest matter and he intends to work with DOJ toward swiftly resolving it," Corallo added.

When reports of the alleged reimbursements emerged last fall, they invited a torrent of scrutiny.

In addition to the House Oversight Committee announcing in September that it would investigate the bonuses and contributions, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said that "it is against the law to directly or indirectly reimburse someone for a political contribution" and that "any credible allegations of such actions merit investigation by the appropriate state and federal authorities."

Before leaving office, Trump said he would be open to an investigation into DeJoy.

"Let the investigations go [forward]," Trump said. "But he's a very respected man."