“This makes no sense at all.” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse erupts during a heated Senate Finance Committee hearing as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent refuses to answer questions about the Trump-IRS settlement and provisions affecting President Donald Trump, his family and related businesses.

Whitehouse presses Bessent on whether he saw an IRS defense-analysis memo and questions why Treasury officials cannot provide straightforward answers about the controversial agreement. Bessent repeatedly declines to comment, citing the ongoing litigation.

The clash comes amid congressional scrutiny of a settlement that Whitehouse says could provide sweeping tax-related protections for Trump and his family. Whitehouse has demanded documents and answers from DOJ, Treasury and the IRS over the agreement and the circumstances surrounding it.

Watch the fiery Senate exchange as Whitehouse challenges Bessent over the Trump family tax deal, IRS protections and unanswered questions surrounding the settlement.

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