Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen faces grilling on extensive program that allowed the feds to spy on thousands of Americans through bank transactions [Video]

09:21 EDT 30 Apr 2024, updated 14:59 EDT 30 Apr 2024

House Republicans pressed Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen Tuesday on her agency’s efforts to surveil Americans’ bank transactions after the January 6 riot.

The Treasury boss testified before the House Ways and Means Committee about President Joe Biden‘s tax policies, but one GOP member took the opportunity to elicit information about other matters.

In February, Yellen testified before lawmakers and dodged their questions about the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) attempts to have U.S. financial institutions send federal officials private customer data. 

She told lawmakers then: ‘I promise a thorough look into everything.’

On Tuesday, Republican Rep. Greg Steube of Florida demanded answers from Yellen after she has had months to look into the secretive surveillance program.