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Scott Bessent: “No facilitator should assume that anonymity confers…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Bessent delivers remarks on far-left political terrorism

Published | Video Starts at 07:05

As treasury continues to map and disrupt the flow of funding that enables these entities to operate, no terror organization should delude itself into the belief that its financing lies beyond our reach. No facilitator should assume that anonymity confers impunity. And no jurisdiction should expect to enable or harbor these activities without consequence. To be clear, in the fight against domestic terrorism, we must respect the constitutional rights, freedom of speech, association and assembly of all Americans. (07:05–07:12)

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Asserts that anonymity does not protect facilitators from consequences.

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