In an exclusive interview with CBS News on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touched on the recent disclosure of President Trump’s billions in cryptocurrency earnings and the latest developments with the tax-deferred Trump Accounts.

He also spoke extensively about his outlook for the U.S. economy as it grapples with the impacts of the Iran war.  

Bessent doesn’t see an “appearance problem” with Trump’s crypto earnings

According to a financial disclosure released earlier this week, Mr. Trump has earned approximately $1.4 billion from his crypto ventures since beginning his second term. Those include his “meme coin” $TRUMP and earnings from World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company backed by the president and his…