At Hearing, Treasury Secretary Defends President Trump's Stock Trades, Dodges Push For Investigation
Senator Elizabeth Warren 248K subscribers Jun 3, 2026 At a hearing of the Senate Finance Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on whether President Donald Trump’s stock trades pose a conflict of interest, highlighting Secretary Bessent’s previous statements in support of a congressional stock trading ban. Secretary Bessent defended President Trump’s trades, ignoring Senator Warren’s push for an investigation on potential insider trading. How this was made Auto-dubbed Audio tracks for some languages were automatically generated. Learn more Ask Get answers, explore topics, and more Ask questions Transcript Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript