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Oregon Senator Ron Wyden Accuses Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of Hiding Epstein Financial Documents News By Diane Megaw On Feb 14, 2026 Last updated Feb 14, 2026 Scott Bessent at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, 2026 | Courtesy: World Economic Forum Oregon Senator Ron Wyden confirmed that his follow-the-money investigation continues, even though federal Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has refused to turn over bank statements and other financial data linked to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein for more than a year. Wyden Says Scott Bessent Is Hiding Epstein Financial Records In Treasury Department In response to a question from Ben Meiselas earlier this month asking where Epstein’s financial and bank records are, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden yesterday replied on the social media platform X, “Glad you asked. Scott Bessent is hiding them at the Treasury Department. He’s refused for an entire year to turn them over, so I’m leading the charge to force him to do it.” Glad you asked. Scott Bessent is hiding them at the Treasury Department. He's refused for an entire year to turn them over, so I'm leading the charge to force him to do it: https://t.co/pkD5jIJKnn pic.twitter.com/a5mkcmFdGX — Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) February 13, 2026 While Wyden acknowledges that Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice (DOJ) may have released parts of the controversial Epstein files, he implies that Treasury (FinCEN) has a separate set of bank records / suspicious activity reports and says Scott Bessent has been refusing to hand these over to Senate investigators. As a member of the United States Senate Committee on Finance, Wyden introduced a bill last September that would force treasury to turn over Epstein files. Tidings Data Snapshot Wyden bid to force Treasury to produce Epstein bank records 2022 Finance Committee inquiry began 1,000+ pages Reviewed in person at Treasury in 2024 $1.5B+ Transactions Wyden says the file details 30 days Deadline PETRA sets for Treasury to produce physical copies of all Epstein related SARs Sep 2025 PETRA introduced to compel production Source: Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member news releases on PETRA and Treasury refusal Dailytidings.com Wyden indicated that Secretary Bessent has repeatedly refused to give Epstein bank records to Senate investigators, impeding Sen Wyden’s Follow-the-money investigation. Tidings Context Suspicious Activity Reports are bank filings to FinCEN under the Bank Secrecy Act and are legally confidential; Treasury typically restricts public release even when Congress requests them. Senator Wyden said, “There is another massive Epstein file in the possession of the Treasury Department containing thousands and thousands of his bank records…a portion of which my investigators reviewed at the Treasury in 2024.” Tidings Insight DOJ case files can be partially released, but FinCEN SARs are separate banking intelligence; Wyden says Treasury holds thousands of records his staff reviewed in 2024 but could not copy. Wyden introduced the bill to force the Treasury to turn over everything after asking Bessent for the files in March and June, but, he noted, “to no avail.” He has also previously indicated that staff reviewed the documents, but Treasury officials did not allow the staffers to make copies. Share Twitter Facebook ReddIt WhatsApp Pinterest Email