Scott Bessent's FIREY House Testimony

Scott Bessent's FIREY House Testimony

Author: Dan Proft February 5, 2026 Duration: 2:30:50

0:30 - Bessent House testimony

16:34 - Tom Homan on withdraw of 700 officers from Minnesota

37:54 - Bill Gates responds to the recent allegations

01:02:20 - Eugene Kontorovich, professor at George Mason University Scalia Law School and senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation: A Who’s WHO of Groups to Quit. Follow Eugene on X @EVKontorovich

01:18:27 - Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior adviser Richard Goldberg breaks down the U.S.–Iran nuclear talks, negotiating with the mullahs, and why expectations are being reset. Keep updated with Rich on X @rich_goldberg

01:34:06 - Short Attention Spans 

01:57:17 - Karen Bass' after-action report on Palisades fires

02:11:16 - John Tamny, editor of RealClearMarkets, on Bitcoin’s slide and why Kevin Warsh should raise concerns. Check out John’s most recent book The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy about Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution

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