Treasury Secretary Besant was cross-examined by members of Congress on September 15, 2026.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (spelled 'Besant' in the claim and post) testified before the House Financial Services Committee on September 15, 2026, and was questioned at length by members of Congress, including Rep. Pressley and Democrats on the panel.
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… They would be cross examined by members of Congress. And we saw what that looked like today. We'll go over that in this episode, when Kash Patel was cross examined, how awful he was, when Treasury Secretary Besant was cross examined in the House, how awful it was. And here on the Midas Touch Network, we're gonna show you the clips of what happened, so you can see it for yourself. …
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Supports. The House Financial Services Committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was held Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 10:00 AM in 2128 Rayburn House Office Building.[2][3]
Supports. Reuters reports that lawmakers peppered Bessent with questions during the hearing, and the NYT reports that Democrats on the committee grilled him for about three hours.[1][5]
Supports. Rep. Ayanna Pressley's official release says she sharply questioned Secretary Bessent at the House Financial Services Committee hearing on September 15, 2026, with a full transcript of the exchange.[4]
Context. The claim's spelling 'Besant' differs from the sources' 'Bessent'; the sources identify the same official, so this is a typo rather than a change in who was questioned.[1][2]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 1 tier 2
- 1Bessent testifies before Congress and blames rising US Treasury yields on 'global issues' - as it happenedreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Hearing Entitled: “The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of ...financialservices.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial Systemcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4WATCH: Pressley Blasts Treasury Secretary Over Trump's ...pressley.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Live Updates: Treasury Secretary Testifies Before House Panelnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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