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Scott Bessent: “We are going to encourage or demand that nonprofits know…”

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

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LIVE: White House press briefing with Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 24:20

One thing that did go under reported that I would point out to all of you is the IRS is now giving guidance on the Form 990 which nonprofits they have to file. And We are going to encourage or demand that nonprofits know their grant recipients. So if a grant recipient is violent, if they are suppressing people's rights, then you are responsible for that. And I think that's a very good first step. (24:20–24:29)

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