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Scott Bessent: “A bad actor at the IRS leaked more than 400,000 tax returns…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds White House press briefing — 5/28/2026

Published | Video Starts at 11:48

President Trump is a great American who has endured more than 10 years, 10 years of non stop harassment and weaponization from the federal and state government actors. A bad actor at the IRS leaked more than 400,000 tax returns, including the Trump family, all the employees. and that's how we got here. Now, no American should be targeted for political reasons and every citizen deserves fair treatment, full protection of the law. (11:48–11:58)

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Asserts that an IRS employee leaked over 400,000 tax returns, including those of the Trump family.

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