Biden SEC commissioner grilled on Steele dossier payment
Securities and Exchange Commissioner Gary Gensler on Tuesday was pressed on his 2016 role with the Hillary Clinton for president campaign, and whether he facilitated payment for the Steele dossier, a trove of unverified rumors about Donald Trump.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler clashed with Republican Rep. Byron Donalds on Tuesday during a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee.
Gensler appeared before the committee to discuss his department’s recent crackdown on cryptocurrency services.
Following extensive questioning about the financial technology, Gensler was hit with a curveball.
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Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. ( Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Gensler, who has been with the…