{"id":2610183,"date":"2026-06-03T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-confronts-ron-wyden-at-hearing-with-accusations-his-son-met-with-jeffrey-epstein\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T18:17:55","slug":"bessent-confronts-ron-wyden-at-hearing-with-accusations-his-son-met-with-jeffrey-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-confronts-ron-wyden-at-hearing-with-accusations-his-son-met-with-jeffrey-epstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent confronts Ron Wyden at hearing with accusations his son met with Jeffrey Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbessent-confronts-ron-wyden-at-hearing-with-accusations-his-son-met-with-jeffrey-epstein%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and sen. Ron Wyden clashed during a tense Senate Finance Committee hearing after Wyden raised concerns about a potential cover-up involving documents suggesting Wyden\u2019s son, Adam Wyden, met with disgraced financier Jeffrey epstein in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Wyden opened by criticizing Bessent and accusing the Treasury Department of helping prevent transparency about Epstein\u2019s financial records. Bessent later responded by alleging Wyden was <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spreading false claims<\/a> to distract from his son\u2019s own investment discussions with Epstein and questioned what Adam Wyden and epstein discussed, including references to Adam Wyden\u2019s investment in Rick\u2019s Cabaret.<\/p>\n<p>Wyden shot back,using a Mafia reference to dismiss Bessent\u2019s remarks,and reiterated accusations that Epstein-related financial material was concealed. The dispute stems from Justice Department-released documents that appear to show Adam Wyden and Epstein exchanging emails in which Adam Wyden referred to them as \u201clike minded individuals\u201d and expressed interest in having Epstein join his fund.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11700\">Scott Bessent<\/a> confronted Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-wyden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2245\">Ron Wyden<\/a> (D-OR) in a tense scene Wednesday on Capitol Hill over documents that appeared to show the senator\u2019s son met with disgraced financier <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1860\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bessent, testifying before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate-finance-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2046\">Senate Finance Committee<\/a>, clashed with Wyden, who is the committee\u2019s ranking member, early on in the hearing. During his opening statement, Wyden railed against the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury-department\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3544\">Treasury Department<\/a> under Bessent and accused him of being involved in preventing transparency regarding Epstein.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593320\/bessent-bill-pulte-going-kick-his-ass\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bessent clarifies threat against Bill Pulte: He said he was going to \u2018kick his a**\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4592150\/treasury-sanctions-iran-cryptocurrency-exchange\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Treasury sanctions major Iranian cryptocurrency exchange<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4590852\/what-to-know-bill-pulte-trump-pick-odni-chief\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to know about Bill Pulte, Trump\u2019s pick to be acting ODNI chief<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4593320\/bessent-bill-pulte-going-kick-his-ass\/\"><strong>BESSENT CLARIFIES THREAT AGAINST BILL PULTE: HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO \u2018KICK HIS A**\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bessent responded to Wyden at the tail end of his own opening remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSen. 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,\u201d Bessent said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wyden shot back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet\u2019s be clear here, nobody is interested in the ramblings of a capo in the most corrupt regime in American history,\u201d Wyden responded, referencing a caporegime, which is a leadership position within the Mafia hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bessent then called out Wyden\u2019s son by name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd we would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about,\u201d Bessent continued. \u201cYour son\u2019s largest investment position was Rick\u2019s Cabaret. So, did your son and Jeffrey Epstein talk about pole dancing, as he begged him for money using your limited credibility?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecScottBessent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecScottBessent<\/a>: &#8220;Sen. Wyden has mendaciously slandered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">treasury building<\/a> \u2014 to cover up his son having an investment with Jeffrey Epstein.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RonWyden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RonWyden<\/a>: &#8220;Let&#8217;s be clear here, nobody is interested in the rambling of a capo in the most corrupt regime in American history.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sabIAv7YA7\">pic.twitter.com\/sabIAv7YA7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2062182328110072212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his opening remarks, Wyden attacked Bessent and brought up Epstein, a child sex offender whose death while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges was ruled a suicide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven outside of economic matters, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">treasury secretary<\/a> is simply out of step with the American people,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cThere\u2019s no better example than the fact that there\u2019s been a cover-up of the massive file of Epstein\u2019s financial records for a year and a half.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (Graeme Jennings\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Documents released by the Justice Department earlier this year <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/unearthed-emails-reveal-dem-senators-son-wanted-epstein-join-his-fund-enjoyed-conversation\">appear to show<\/a> that Adam Wyden, the founder of ADW Capital, and Epstein met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of an email exchange, Adam Wyden appeared to call them \u201clike minded individuals\u201d and said he \u201cwould very much look forward to having you join us at the fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4586167\/what-to-know-trump-accounts-new-app\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TRUMP ACCOUNTS AS TREASURY ROLLS OUT APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> asked Adam Wyden for comment about the exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the exchange between Wyden and Bessent made the rounds on social media on Wednesday. Rep. William Timmons (R-SC), a member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepTimmons\/status\/2062197048783311304\">posted the clip<\/a> and asked whether it is something the committee should look into.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scott Bessent confronted Sen. 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