The treasury secretary struggled to defend the president after Democrat Maggie Hassan hit him with a blistering question during a Senate hearing.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump and his family will still receive immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) exchanged Epstein accusations during a tense confrontation at a Wednesday budget hearing. The post ‘Most Corrupt Regime in American History!’ Scott Bessent Fires Off Epstein Accusation in Wild Hearing Brawl first appeared on Mediaite.

Treasury Secretary Bessent downplayed his reported feud with Bill Pulte, saying he called to congratulate him on his new role leading intelligence.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talks about the Bitcoin reserve CLARITY Act at the Senate Finance Committee testimony.

'Did you tell Pulte you were gonna punch him in the face?' Senator Thom Tillis, an North Carolina Republican, asked Bessent.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent repeatedly declined to comment on the IRS’ involvement in a controversial settlement agreement to set up an “anti-weaponization” fund during testimony before a Senate committee Tuesday,

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing today on June 3, 2026, Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) excoriates Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over President Trump's policies and actions worsening the economy and the ongoing affordability crisis.