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Scott Bessent: “Treasury became the first finance ministry in the world to…”

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And at President Trump's direction, the United States treasury is bringing the full weight of our authorities to defend the integrity of the US global financial systems. More than 20 years ago, in the wake of 9 11, Treasury became the first finance ministry in the world to establish an office dedicated to disrupting the funding networks of terrorist organizations. Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, referred to as tfi, was created in recognition of the reality that America's financial system is essential to its national security. (38:29–38:41)

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Asserts that the US Treasury was the first finance ministry globally to create an office for disrupting terrorist funding.

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