财政部长斯科特·贝森特卖掉了他的北达科他州农场,以遵守道德规则,结束了他与该财产的财务关系。 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sold his North Dakota farm to comply with ethics rules, ending his financial ties to the property.

财政部长斯科特·贝森特出售了他的北达科他大豆和玉米农场,价值高达2 500万美元,以遵守他在1月签署的道德协定。 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has sold his North Dakota soybean and corn farm, worth up to $25 million, to comply with an ethics agreement he signed in January. 8月,政府道德办公室警告说,他没有完全达到协议的要求,因此撤资是继8月政府道德办公室发出警告之后进行的。 The divestiture follows a warning from the Office of Government Ethics in August that he had not fully met the agreement’s requirements. 曾作为投资者拥有农场的Besssent在一次CBS访谈中确认了出售情况,称他与该财产不再有金融联系。 Bessent, who previously owned the farm as an investor, confirmed the sale during a CBS interview, stating he no longer has financial ties to the property. 他的多数其他资产,包括其对冲基金Key Square Group,将在2025年4月28日前被剥离,96%的必要剥离资产已经完成。 Most of his other assets, including his hedge fund Key Square Group, are to be divested by April 28, 2025, with 96% of required divestitures already completed.