Doggett EXPOSES Bessent Over Most Corrupt Deal in U.S. History!
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2026年06月21日
On June 4, 2026, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the House Ways and Means Committee. It was Bessent's second consecutive day of testimony — the day before at Senate Finance, he had refused to answer the same questions on Trump's IRS settlement.
Doggett opened with a question about history, not litigation. Has the IRS ever recommended that any taxpayer be granted immunity from a tax audit? Bessent refused to answer five separate times, citing ongoing litigation. Doggett's response: "You can answer it. You refuse to answer." The answer the record shows is no — no taxpayer in American history has ever received audit immunity from the IRS, until the settlement announced on May 18, 2026.
The settlement, signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — Trump's former personal criminal defense attorney — resolved Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the 2020 data breach. The deal grants Trump and his family permanent immunity from IRS audits. The attorney general cannot compromise a tax dispute unless the IRS refers it. Doggett asked whether Bessent was involved in that referral. Bessent refused to answer.
Brian Marcy, the Senate-confirmed Treasury General Counsel, resigned rather than be associated with the deal. Career IRS employees wrote a 25-page memo asking the Justice Department to halt it. Doggett asked Bessent to pledge no retaliation against those employees. Bessent: "We always follow the law."
Doggett then raised the May 18th technical issue. The settlement bars the IRS from raising any claims on returns filed before May 19, 2026. He presented a scenario: if Trump had filed an amended return on May 18th claiming a $10 billion refund, would the settlement require Treasury to pay it with no questions asked? Bessent would not answer.
Additional context: the Wall Street Journal has reported Trump earned approximately $5 billion from crypto legislation last year. A committee report indicates the IRS may have faced a $100 million bill against Trump if a long-running audit had been completed — an audit that is now permanently blocked. The Treasury Department has a legal responsibility to audit the president annually. A committee report shows only one audit was even started during Trump's entire first term — three years with nothing done. Doggett asked what is being done this year. Bessent cited taxpayer confidentiality rules.
Doggett's closing: "This president is being treated in a way that no other president, no other American citizen, has ever been treated. Incredibly corrupt deal." Bessent's reply: "He is being treated the way no other person has ever been treated." Doggett: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
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SOURCES:
· ABC News — "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Refuses to Say Whether Trump Remains Exempt from IRS Audits," June 4, 2026 — https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-refuses-trump-remains-exempt-133563702
· PBS NewsHour — "Bessent Returns to the Hill After Being Questioned on Trump's IRS Deal," June 4, 2026 — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-bessent-returns-to-the-hill-after-being-questioned-on-trumps-irs-deal-pulte-pick
· Texas Politics — "Lloyd Doggett Challenges Scott Bessent Over Trump's Tax Audit Immunity," June 8, 2026 — https://texaspolitics.com/2026/06/08/lloyd-doggett-challenges-scott-bessent-over-trumps-tax-audit-immunity/
· Legis1 — "Bessent Defends Tax Law as Democrats Grill IRS Deal," June 4, 2026 — https://legis1.com/news/bessent-irs-deal-democrats-defends-tax-law-as
· MS.Now — "Bessent Faces Questions Over His Refusal to Testify on Trump's IRS Settlement," June 4, 2026 — https://www.ms.now/news/bessent-hearings-irs-settlement-questions
· CBS8/AP — "Treasury Secretary Bessent Refuses to Say Whether Trump Remains Exempt from IRS Audits," June 3–4, 2026 — https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/nation-world/scott-bessent-trump-irs-audits-treasury-secretary/507-3c76f95b-e13e-4152-a814-25707bb5edea
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Doggett opened with a question about history, not litigation. Has the IRS ever recommended that any taxpayer be granted immunity from a tax audit? Bessent refused to answer five separate times, citing ongoing litigation. Doggett's response: "You can answer it. You refuse to answer." The answer the record shows is no — no taxpayer in American history has ever received audit immunity from the IRS, until the settlement announced on May 18, 2026.
The settlement, signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche — Trump's former personal criminal defense attorney — resolved Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the 2020 data breach. The deal grants Trump and his family permanent immunity from IRS audits. The attorney general cannot compromise a tax dispute unless the IRS refers it. Doggett asked whether Bessent was involved in that referral. Bessent refused to answer.
Brian Marcy, the Senate-confirmed Treasury General Counsel, resigned rather than be associated with the deal. Career IRS employees wrote a 25-page memo asking the Justice Department to halt it. Doggett asked Bessent to pledge no retaliation against those employees. Bessent: "We always follow the law."
Doggett then raised the May 18th technical issue. The settlement bars the IRS from raising any claims on returns filed before May 19, 2026. He presented a scenario: if Trump had filed an amended return on May 18th claiming a $10 billion refund, would the settlement require Treasury to pay it with no questions asked? Bessent would not answer.
Additional context: the Wall Street Journal has reported Trump earned approximately $5 billion from crypto legislation last year. A committee report indicates the IRS may have faced a $100 million bill against Trump if a long-running audit had been completed — an audit that is now permanently blocked. The Treasury Department has a legal responsibility to audit the president annually. A committee report shows only one audit was even started during Trump's entire first term — three years with nothing done. Doggett asked what is being done this year. Bessent cited taxpayer confidentiality rules.
Doggett's closing: "This president is being treated in a way that no other president, no other American citizen, has ever been treated. Incredibly corrupt deal." Bessent's reply: "He is being treated the way no other person has ever been treated." Doggett: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
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SOURCES:
· ABC News — "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Refuses to Say Whether Trump Remains Exempt from IRS Audits," June 4, 2026 — https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-refuses-trump-remains-exempt-133563702
· PBS NewsHour — "Bessent Returns to the Hill After Being Questioned on Trump's IRS Deal," June 4, 2026 — https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-bessent-returns-to-the-hill-after-being-questioned-on-trumps-irs-deal-pulte-pick
· Texas Politics — "Lloyd Doggett Challenges Scott Bessent Over Trump's Tax Audit Immunity," June 8, 2026 — https://texaspolitics.com/2026/06/08/lloyd-doggett-challenges-scott-bessent-over-trumps-tax-audit-immunity/
· Legis1 — "Bessent Defends Tax Law as Democrats Grill IRS Deal," June 4, 2026 — https://legis1.com/news/bessent-irs-deal-democrats-defends-tax-law-as
· MS.Now — "Bessent Faces Questions Over His Refusal to Testify on Trump's IRS Settlement," June 4, 2026 — https://www.ms.now/news/bessent-hearings-irs-settlement-questions
· CBS8/AP — "Treasury Secretary Bessent Refuses to Say Whether Trump Remains Exempt from IRS Audits," June 3–4, 2026 — https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/nation-world/scott-bessent-trump-irs-audits-treasury-secretary/507-3c76f95b-e13e-4152-a814-25707bb5edea
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