During a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Sen. Chuck Grassley pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on alleged pressure and influence within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), urging him to uphold the agency’s integrity and resist outside lobbying efforts. Grassley warned against what he described as an "abusive syndicate" operating within the tax system and called for accountability, transparency, and stronger protections for taxpayers.

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Sen. Chuck Grassley pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on alleged pressure and influence within the Internal Revenue Service…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faced intense questioning from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse during a Senate Finance Committee hearing as Democrats pressed the Trump administration…