Senate Finance ranking Democrat says committee probe into Treasury records, Epstein files is "home stretch"

A senator said the Senate Finance Committee's "follow the money" investigation into financial records tied to the Epstein matter and a so-called "slush fund" is in its final stages and that some Treasury records have not been produced "as required by the law that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support."

Speaking at a town hall in Oregon, the senator said the committee would press for accountability and tougher rules to hold Wall Street banks and other institutions responsible for failing to detect or report suspicious activity. "We're in the home stretch now," the senator said, adding that investigators will focus on holding major banks accountable rather than small local banks.

An audience member asked whether Treasury was cooperating and whether a named official—Scott Bessen—was providing access to files. The senator said he had begun the investigation "some time ago" and framed it as the same ‘‘follow the money’’ approach that has been used historically to prosecute corruption. He urged patience while the committee completes document reviews and said more could be revealed as oversight continues.

The congresswoman at the event said not all files had been turned over "as required by the law that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support" and asked why documents were withheld. She said the missing records raised questions about what those withholding them were trying to hide.

The remarks at the town hall described an ongoing oversight effort rather than final findings; no legal conclusions were announced at the event and speakers did not provide new documents.

The committee's next public steps and any formal subpoenas were not announced at the meeting. Organizers said they would continue to press for document production and legislative or regulatory responses based on the committee's findings.