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贝森特援引最新曝光的邮件，显示亚当·怀登2016年曾寻求爱泼斯坦为其商业项目提供支持
作者：莱奥·布里塞尼奥、亚历克·舍梅尔 福克斯新闻
美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特就民主党参议员之子与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的所谓关联发起质问
斯科特·贝森特提醒俄勒冈州民主党参议员罗恩·怀登，外界对亚当·怀登仍存在诸多未解答的疑问。
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在周三的一场预算听证会上，俄勒冈州民主党参议员罗恩·怀登突然陷入防守姿态：他当时正指责特朗普政府“腐败”的交易，财政部长斯科特·贝森特随即回击，将怀登儿子的投资问题引入这场交锋。
“我们想听听亚当·怀登和杰弗里·爱泼斯坦都聊了些什么，”贝森特说道，他提及了最新曝光的邮件，这些邮件将参议员之子与这位声名狼藉的金融家联系在了一起。
“你儿子有没有和杰弗里·爱泼斯坦讨论过钢管舞？当时他还在向对方借钱？”
这一时刻延续了诸多与爱泼斯坦有关联人士所面临的政治余波——尽管这些关联并未构成不当行为的证据，但只要稍有提及，就仍会引发尴尬和丑闻。
民主党与财政部长贝森特在混乱的国会听证会上激烈交锋的重磅时刻
美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特（左）与俄勒冈州民主党参议员罗恩·怀登（右）合影。（亚伦·施瓦茨/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社；奇普·索莫德维拉/盖蒂图片社）
爱泼斯坦这位前金融家2019年在狱中因涉嫌未成年人性交易指控死亡，生前留下诸多疑问：他是否曾为其庞大的富豪权贵人脉网络提供非法性交易便利？
在公众要求 transparency（透明度）的呼声下，美国司法部去年底公布了大量爱泼斯坦相关文件，披露了一系列与这位臭名昭著人物存在各类关联的新名字，关联程度从完全无害到令人担忧不等。
其中就有邮件显示，罗恩·怀登之子亚当·怀登曾联系爱泼斯坦，希望对方能为其商业项目提供支持。
曝光邮件显示民主党参议员之子曾希望爱泼斯坦加入其基金：“我们的交谈很愉快”
2025年10月3日，在国会与白宫未能达成融资协议导致联邦政府停摆后，俄勒冈州参议员罗恩·怀登离开美国国会大厦的参议院民主党会议。（凯文·迪施/盖蒂图片社）
“杰弗里，我想感谢你抽出时间与我会面。我非常享受我们的交谈，也希望在会面中展现出了我对这项事业的热情与投入。我全身心投入这项事业，对我的投资回报、诚信和声誉都极为看重，”小怀登在2016年4月的一封邮件中写道。
“我非常欣赏志同道合的人，非常期待你能加入我们的基金。”
这些邮件曝光之际，爱泼斯坦已于2008年在佛罗里达州承认了招揽未成年人卖淫的罪名。
目前尚不清楚亚当·怀登与爱泼斯坦讨论的商业项目具体是什么，也不清楚两人交谈中具体涉及了哪些内容。
即便如此，贝森特在周三的听证会上提醒在场人士，小怀登曾涉足低俗市场投资。
民主党就爱泼斯坦事件抨击共和党，但多年前有一位参议员对此事不予理会
2025年7月29日，美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特在瑞典斯德哥尔摩举行的美中贸易谈判结束后，在罗森巴德出席新闻发布会。（马格努斯·莱哈尔/TT新闻社/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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“你儿子最大的一笔投资头寸是里克脱衣舞俱乐部，”贝森特说道，这是一家连锁脱衣舞俱乐部。
怀登此前曾广泛抨击特朗普政府及其众多官员与爱泼斯坦存在关联，他并未回应贝森特的此番抨击。
莱奥·布里塞尼奥是福克斯新闻数字频道国会团队的政治记者，此前曾供职于《世界杂志》。
Bessent flips script on Dem senator with reminder about his son’s past ties to Epstein
June 3, 2026 8:17pm EDT / Fox News
Bessent referenced unearthed emails showing Adam Wyden sought Epstein’s support for a business venture in 2016
By Leo Briceno , Alec Schemmel Fox News
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent needles Democratic Senator over his son’s alleged connections to Jeffrey Epstein
Scott Bessent reminds Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., about unanswered questions surrounding Adam Wyden.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., suddenly found himself on the defensive at a budget hearing on Wednesday when, amid levying accusations of the Trump administration’s “corrupt” dealings, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fired back by bringing Wyden’s son’s investments into the exchange.
“We would like to hear what Adam Wyden and Jeffrey Epstein talked about,” Bessent said, referring to unearthed emails drawing a connection between the senator’s son and the disgraced financier.
“Did your son and Jeffrey Epstein talk about pole dancing as he begged him for money?”
The moment continues the political fallout for the many names associated with Epstein that — despite not amounting to proof of wrongdoing — continue to prompt embarrassment and scandal at even the smallest mention.
TOP FIERY MOMENTS AS DEMOCRATS CLASH WITH TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT IN CHAOTIC HILL HEARINGS
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, pictured along Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore, right.(Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Epstein, a former financier, died while in prison on charges of sex trafficking minors in 2019, leaving behind questions of whether he facilitated illegal sexual encounters for his vast network of rich and powerful figures.
Amid public demands for transparency on the matter, the Department of Justice released troves of documents on Epstein late last year, unveiling a slew of new names with all manner of ties to the infamous figure ranging from purely innocuous to alarming.
Among them, emails surfaced indicating that Adam Wyden, Ron Wyden’s son, went to Epstein, hoping to gain his support for a business venture.
UNEARTHED EMAILS REVEAL DEM SENATOR’S SON WANTED EPSTEIN TO JOIN HIS FUND: ‘ENJOYED OUR CONVERSATION’
Sen. Ron Wyden leaves a Senate Democratic meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2025, as the federal government shuts down after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“Jeffrey, I wanted to thank you for taking the time to meet with me. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and hope my passion and dedication for my business came through in the meeting. I live and breathe this business and take my returns, integrity and reputation quite seriously,” the younger Wyden said in an email in April 2016.
“I intensely appreciate like-minded individuals and would very much look forward to having you join us at the fund.”
The emails came after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution in Florida in 2008.
It’s unclear what the business venture discussed by Adam Wyden and Epstein may have been or what, specifically, had been discussed in their conversations.
Even so, Bessent reminded viewers that the younger Wyden had a history of investing in off-color markets at Wednesday’s hearing.
DEMOCRATS ARE HAMMERING REPUBLICANS ON EPSTEIN, BUT ONE SENATOR BRUSHED OFF THE ISSUE YEARS AGO
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addresses a press conference in Rosenbad after trade talks between the U.S. and China concluded in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 29, 2025.(Magnus Lejhall/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
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“Your son’s largest investment position was Rick’s Cabaret,” Bessent said, referring to a series of strip clubs.
Wyden, who has widely panned the Trump administration and its many officials for their own connections to Epstein, didn’t respond to Bessent’s jabs.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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