Bessent flips script on Dem senator with reminder about his son's past ties to Epstein

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., suddenly found himself on the defensive at a budget hearing on Wednesday when, amid levying accusations of the Trump administration’s "corrupt" dealings, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fired back by bringing Wyden's son's investments into the exchange. "We would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about," Bessent said, referring to unearthed emails drawing a connection between the senator’s son and the disgraced financier. "Did your son and Jeffrey E