Wyden Grills Bessent on Trump IRS Audit Immunity and 25-Page Memo
The video presents extended clips and analysis of Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden questioning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a hearing about a May 2026 settlement resolving Trump's lawsuit against the IRS. Wyden demands answers on whether audit immunity for Trump, his family and businesses remains in place, who originated the May 19 addendum canceling audits, whether a formal DOJ referral occurred, if Bessent saw a 25-page IRS memo from April recommending the suit be dismissed, and why Treasury canceled Booz Allen Hamilton contracts. Bessent repeatedly declines to answer citing ongoing litigation, quotes Einstein on repeating questions, defends the handling of Charles Littlejohn's prosecution, and notes the leak of over 400,000 tax returns. Wyden calls for a Section 6103 waiver for bipartisan review and accuses the settlement of undermining post-Watergate safeguards.
Source: Brief Plus