US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A demonstrator protesting the war in Iran and US sanctions on Iran is removed by Capitol Police officers as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (out of frame) testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

A demonstrator (R) protesting the war in Iran is removed by Capitol Police officers as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Senator Chuck Grassley (L), speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

Judiciary Committee chairman Senator Chuck Grassley (C), speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

US singer Alexis Wilkins (L), girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, looks on as Patel is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in before testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)