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Scott Bessent: “Our General Counsel...has told me that it is a Justice…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:37

Have someone for the Department of Justice actually come and talk to you saying that this is their purview and you need to stay out of it or what? What have you. Who. Who has discussed to you what is your role in this? Our General Counsel...has told me that it is a Justice Department matter. The Justice Department defends treasuries and treasury in matters like this. Okay, so you have. It has been discussed with you. Do you have any final say at all in the process of this? (01:37–01:43)

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Asserts that the General Counsel has informed Scott Bessent that the lawsuit is a Justice Department matter.

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