Trump Treasury Secretary Flails When Grilled About Slush Fund (opens in new tab)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gracelessly dodged questions about the $1.8 billion slush fund the Department of Justice awarded to the president and his allies. During a White House press briefing Thursday, a reporter asked Bessent to comment on the process for developing the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” set up as part of a settlement for Donald Trump’s failing lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Services.Surprise, surprise: Bessent’s response did not mention the fund at all. “T...