Donald Trump’s nomination for Treasury Secretary is before a Senate committee

Scott Bessant’s hearing is one of several vetting of Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointments by US senators this week.

It was one of the most high-profile hearings. Pete Hegsetta tense Senate committee hearing Tuesday for Trump’s Pentagon pick. Allegations of sexual assault and alcohol abuse were filed against the former Fox News host, but Hegseth dismissed the media as a “coordinated smear campaign” during the four-hour hearing.

Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, said when asked during a confirmation hearing Wednesday that “politics don’t play a role” in deciding who to investigate. The longtime Trump supporter, who previously served two terms as Florida’s attorney general, has pledged in the past. “The detectives will investigate.” Following the President-elect’s return to the White House. Bondi will be seen again Second day Question on today.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for secretary of state, faced a relatively low-key panel of senators on Wednesday. Sean Duffy, president-elect to lead the Department of Transportation, also faced some tough questions at Wednesday’s hearing.