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TexasTowelie

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Thu Feb 5, 2026, 03:59 AM 6 hrs ago

Congressman's shouting match with Bessent over Trump family crypto company - ABC News



Here are the key points from the video transcript:

• Heated confrontation between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Congressman Gregory Meeks during a House hearing

• Focus of hearing: Wall Street Journal reporting on Trump family's crypto company and potential foreign investment

• $500 million investment allegedly came from a member of the United Arab Emirates royal family into Trump's crypto company

• Meeks' concern: Asked whether Treasury would heighten security around Trump's crypto company; accused Bessent of not answering and "covering for the president"

• Exchange escalated with Meeks calling Bessent a "flunky" and telling him to "work for the American people" rather than cover up

• Ethics experts warn this situation has "no known precedent" and raises significant ethical and national security concerns about foreign government officials secretly directing hundreds of millions to a president-owned company
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Congressman's shouting match with Bessent over Trump family crypto company - ABC News (Original Post) TexasTowelie 6 hrs ago OP
It's not a shouting match if there's only one person shouting. NT mahatmakanejeeves 4 hrs ago #1
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