Paulson said he’s “willing to serve in any capacity” when asked if he would accept a role as treasury secretary.

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A source familiar with the matter at the time said Trump wanted Paulson to lead Treasury, and if not him, Bessent. A longtime hedge fund investor who taught at Yale University for several years, Bessent has a warm relationship with the president-elect and ...