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Scott Bessent: “What we are here to do is to prosecute criminal fraud. And any question like that that deflects away from it, I think is…”

On the recordOctober 30, 2026
What we are here to do is to prosecute criminal fraud. And any question like that that deflects away from it, I think is a waste of our time.
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Scott Bessent
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Response to a question about prison overpayment during press conference.

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