Bessent Clashes with Wyden at Senate Hearing on Epstein Finances, References Son’s 2016 Meeting
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Senate Finance Committee that Sen. Ron Wyden attacked the Treasury to divert attention from his son’s 2016 meeting with Jeffrey Epstein.
New York PostTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Senate Finance Committee on June 3, 2026, that Sen. ” Bessent said the April 2016 meeting took place at Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, where Adam Wyden sought investment backing for his hedge fund, ACM Capital Management. The encounter is documented in files released by the Department of Justice.
Wyden, the ranking member of the committee and the senator leading an inquiry into Epstein’s finances, responded that the panel’s purpose was straightforward. “We want to get some facts about this deal, that’s what we’re here for,” he said. Bessent countered that the committee should examine the substance of the meeting.
“We would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about,” he stated during the hearing.
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