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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent came out firing at Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, slamming Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the panel’s ranking member.
“Senator Wyden has mendaciously slandered the Treasury building in an attempt to cover up his son having an investment meeting with Jeffrey Epstein to ask for funding,” Bessent charged in his opening statement, referring to an April 2016 meeting that Adam Wyden attended at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion at which he sought investment backing for his hedge fund, ACM Capital Management.
Wyden, who is investigating Epstein’s finances brushed aside Bessent’s charge, saying: “We want to get some facts about this deal, that’s what we’re here for.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifying at a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on June 3, 2026. Getty Images
Bessent claimed that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) “slandered” the Treasury to distrct from his own son having a business meeting with Jeffrey Epstein. REUTERS“We would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about,” Bessent replied.
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