Bessent spars with Dem in fiery Trump tax showdown until claim crosses the line: ‘Slanderous’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif., traded barbs during a Thursday congressional hearing after she pressed him over a DOJ settlement requiring the IRS to end any existing tax audits of President Donald Trump, with Sánchez ultimately accusing him of overseeing the "most corrupt Treasury Department" in U.S. history. 

"I hope that you're proud of your performance today, Mr. Secretary," Sánchez told Bessent as he testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday.