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Channel GOP · Hearing · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Sheldon Whitehouse asks Bessent if anything was offered or paid for the IRS leak settlement

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At a hearing, Sheldon Whitehouse asks Bessent a "very simple fact question": was any consideration offered or paid in return for the IRS leak settlement? Bessent cites ongoing litigation and tells him to speak with Treasury attorneys. Whitehouse answers that pending litigation doesn't stop a witness from saying yes or no.

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Who
Sheldon Whitehouse
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hearing - Senate hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
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50 seconds, unedited within the cut
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And I think you ought to know if there was any consideration offered or paid in return for that settlement, it's a very simple fact question. Was there or was there not consideration? Again, there's ongoing litigation and I suggest that you speak with the Treasury attorneys. If this kind of behavior is okay with the chairman I will just pursue other questions but what goes around comes around in terms of dodging questions. I believe it is very clear that witnesses of any kind cannot discuss ongoing litigation. They can certainly discuss a fact that they are aware of the fact that there is some litigation out there doesn't mean that a witness can't say, yeah, there was no consideration or yes, there was consideration.

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