(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Senate Finance Committee released a 67-page report Tuesday that details how big banks ignored millions of dollars in suspicious transactions made by deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. The report also says that CBS News is suppressing an interview on the subject.
Tucked away on page 62 of the report is a two-paragraph section about how CBS interviewed the Finance Committee’s ranking member, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, about his ongoing investigation into Epstein’s finances. According to the report, the interview was conducted on March 26 by then-60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi.
“However, shortly after the taping of the interview with Senator Wyden, CBS News Leadership led by Bari Weiss made the decision to fire Sharyn Alfonsi. As a result, the interview with Senator Wyden will not be aired and it is unclear whether Bari Weiss and CBS News Leadership will allow the broader segment to ever be aired,” the report says.
CBS denied Wyden’s allegations.
This spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up. https://t.co/i1g2AKigkK
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) August 4, 2026
“We are proud of our aggressive and extensive reporting on the Epstein scandal,” a spokesperson for CBS reportedly said in a statement. “That reporting continues. We air pieces when they are ready, and suggesting that an interview is being ‘suppressed’ for any reason is categorically false.”
The rest of the Senate report focused on how banks—including JP Morgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America—turned a blind eye to Epstein’s “suspicious wire transfers worth more than $1 billion,” as well as him withdrawing millions of dollars of cash “with no clear business purpose.”
Wyden said his report is a “ready-made roadmap for prosecutors” to take action, should they have the desire.
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