Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refused to say at a Senate Finance Committee hearing whether the US is at war with Iran and if President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after Trump dropped plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the Jan. 6 rioters, notes the Associated Press.
LARSON: Are we at war currently?
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BESSENT: The conflict has been halted
LARSON: The conflict has been halted. So we’re not at war?
BESSENT: If you’d like me to call the Secretary of War, I can ask pic.twitter.com/jvpuRt5VeO
Bessent tells Rep. Sanchez he can’t comment on Trump’s tax audit immunity deal because of ongoing litigation — but he can’t name the ongoing litigation 🙃 pic.twitter.com/mcGLSQ0xij
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SANCHEZ: I think it’s safe to say this is probably the most corrupt Treasury Department in our nation’s history
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 4, 2026
BESSENT: I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE EXCEPTION WITH THAT! THAT IS SLANDEROUS pic.twitter.com/9AvJXb4Bmy
(Sources: Associated Press, X)