Eloise Goldsmith is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
The watchdog group Revolving Door Project said Monday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent should be impeached for his role in allowing representatives from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency access to a payment system that holds data on millions of Americans and disperses trillions in public funds.On Friday, Bessent gave representatives from DOGE, the Elon Musk -led entity within U.S.
'He, along with Donald Trump and the 68 members of Congress who acceded to the confirmation of such a lackey, will own each and every one of the dangerous consequences that will flow from this act,' Hauser added.The nonprofit Free Speech for People has launched a campaign to drum up support for the impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump—who was twice impeached during his first term—but the call to impeach Bessent appears to be a first.
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