Scott Bessent
Secretary of the Treasury
2 findings
What the labels mean
- ConvictedA criminal jury found them guilty.
- Found liableA civil jury ruled against them.
- Court ruledA judge ruled against them or their policy.
- Watchdog foundAn inspector general, Congress's auditors at the GAO or UN investigators.
- AdmittedThey acknowledged it, or their own government's records and court filings show it.
- On recordSomething they said or did in public.
- ReportedNews reporting they deny or haven't confirmed.
- AllegedAccusations in lawsuits, complaints or from sources. Unproven.
Reported and alleged 2
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Reported
Bloomberg found two different homes were pledged as his principal residence at once. Trump tried to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook over the same accusation, which she denies.
Bloomberg found pledges made on his behalf in 2007 for houses in Bedford Hills, New York, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Mortgage experts saw “no sign of wrongdoing or proof of fraud,” and Bank of America never expected him to live in both.
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Reported
He warned Bloomberg’s editor about publishing the mortgage story, then stopped appearing on Bloomberg, Semafor reported.
Treasury said it can’t “dedicate the Secretary’s valuable time to helping media swamp creatures manufacture a fake narrative.”