https://minutesof.com/on/enforcement/ Everyone on the record about enforcement: 21 verbatim quotes from 3 people, July 2026 to August 2026, in one chronology, each with a timestamp and a link… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:32:57 +0000 https://minutesof.com/q/77cf013f-17fa-493e-b1aa-d66e259a069b/ https://minutesof.com/q/77cf013f-17fa-493e-b1aa-d66e259a069b/ “Every country has a defined timeline to shut down activities we have identified. If they do not take action, we will do so unilaterally through Treasury authorities.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/610f48db-c1b1-4732-9d0b-3e0f3d6888d6/ https://minutesof.com/q/610f48db-c1b1-4732-9d0b-3e0f3d6888d6/ “As of June 2026, Operation Pacific Viper has seized more than 225,000 pounds (approximately 112 tons) of cocaine in the EPAC.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/48056039-0ec9-4013-8f8a-d622d545a94f/ https://minutesof.com/q/48056039-0ec9-4013-8f8a-d622d545a94f/ “If they fail to act, Treasury will act. Any entity that facilitates money laundering or sanctions evasion on behalf of Iran risks being cut off from the U.S. financial system.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/d7072d87-7985-4c27-815a-a6a88f0ea5bf/ https://minutesof.com/q/d7072d87-7985-4c27-815a-a6a88f0ea5bf/ “Every country will be given a defined timeline to shut down the Iran-related activity we have identified. If they fail to act, Treasury will act.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/8ed9fe46-32be-40f3-b517-c46687764f7c/ https://minutesof.com/q/8ed9fe46-32be-40f3-b517-c46687764f7c/ “Every country will be given a defined timeline to shut down the Iran-related activity we have identified.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/8c94ebd7-be1f-4ebb-9110-75b73dc293ad/ https://minutesof.com/q/8c94ebd7-be1f-4ebb-9110-75b73dc293ad/ “Treasury has mapped every node, every facilitator, and every network that Iran has used to smuggle oil and evade sanctions.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/8e6a8ea5-e8ce-44bb-8eef-5f6ec0f155c5/ https://minutesof.com/q/8e6a8ea5-e8ce-44bb-8eef-5f6ec0f155c5/ “Teams from the Departments of Treasury, State, and War are engaging counterparts around the world to make clear that the United States expects immediate action.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/a0850642-6826-454d-b91c-e7df66713f62/ https://minutesof.com/q/a0850642-6826-454d-b91c-e7df66713f62/ “Working with our partners across the U.S. government, Treasury will be uncompromising in targeting any source of the regime’s illicit revenue.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/e79205df-c8e4-47d2-9445-100011d9ab6b/ https://minutesof.com/q/e79205df-c8e4-47d2-9445-100011d9ab6b/ “This action cracks down on the abuse of taxpayer-funded refundable individual income tax credits and ensures that illegal aliens and other non-qualified aliens barred by federal law do not receive public benefits, which they are ineligible to receive.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/0ab805c1-c39d-4715-87d8-5f8d8dfa88bd/ https://minutesof.com/q/0ab805c1-c39d-4715-87d8-5f8d8dfa88bd/ “In keeping with President Trump’s pledge to eliminate drug cartels, OFAC has prioritized targeting these and other criminal groups that threaten the welfare of Americans in close coordination with the Homeland Security Task Force, taking nearly 30 actions against over 300 individuals and entities since the beginning of 2025.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/f904787f-5bf5-446e-8b1c-71c74153fe56/ https://minutesof.com/q/f904787f-5bf5-446e-8b1c-71c74153fe56/ “In fact, in the past, it actively undermined capital formation with regard to this asset class in the form of regulation by enforcement and disingenuous offers to “come in and register.”” — Paul Atkins, SEC speeches and statements enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/fce9ceab-e7ef-470b-b650-f783fad2f3a6/ https://minutesof.com/q/fce9ceab-e7ef-470b-b650-f783fad2f3a6/ ““Far-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/64b75f23-0d84-4d54-bdac-6a7ba181ad5b/ https://minutesof.com/q/64b75f23-0d84-4d54-bdac-6a7ba181ad5b/ ““Working alongside our law enforcement partners, we will continue to disrupt the cartels’ drug trafficking operations and protect our borders.”” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/2d2dd233-8379-4cbe-8556-583f8fbad3e4/ https://minutesof.com/q/2d2dd233-8379-4cbe-8556-583f8fbad3e4/ “If you do headstands, backflips, and other gymnastics to read the law so that it does not apply to crypto assets and activities that are well within the scope of the federal securities laws, you will have a painful fall.” — Paul Atkins, SEC speeches and statements enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/b9dcd349-2219-4506-9f7b-77a3e6752052/ https://minutesof.com/q/b9dcd349-2219-4506-9f7b-77a3e6752052/ ““Under President Trump’s leadership, Treasury is relentlessly targeting the narcoterrorist networks that profit from poisoning Americans,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent .” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/231572aa-13ca-48bd-acc7-e9fa8b043e24/ https://minutesof.com/q/231572aa-13ca-48bd-acc7-e9fa8b043e24/ ““Under President Trump’s leadership, Treasury is relentlessly targeting the narcoterrorist networks that profit from poisoning Americans,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/50c0fdec-3f3a-4ff8-9b81-34fe52d8bff6/ https://minutesof.com/q/50c0fdec-3f3a-4ff8-9b81-34fe52d8bff6/ “And in the terrorism finance department and at OFAC, the reason we are able to use secondary sanctions is because we do not take their use lightly.” — Scott Bessent, Forbes Breaking News Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:35:41 +0000 enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/4daab247-8d78-4c88-9bf8-520ba2af40e2/ https://minutesof.com/q/4daab247-8d78-4c88-9bf8-520ba2af40e2/ “Every country has a defined timeline to shut down activities we have identified. If they do not take action, we will do so unilaterally through Treasury authorities.” — Scott Bessent, Forbes Breaking News Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:35:41 +0000 enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/ce8fe370-c9ad-4d91-8eaa-b5648cfb5e7e/ https://minutesof.com/q/ce8fe370-c9ad-4d91-8eaa-b5648cfb5e7e/ “For decades, this regime has drawn strength from a calculus that regards Iranian retaliation as certain and American enforcement as negotiable.” — Scott Bessent, Fox News Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:24:46 +0000 enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/663ad294-e416-4f8e-a390-558385e2486a/ https://minutesof.com/q/663ad294-e416-4f8e-a390-558385e2486a/ “Treasury has mapped every node, every facilitator, and every network that Iran has used to smuggle oil and evade sanctions.” — Scott Bessent, Forbes Breaking News Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:23:41 +0000 enforcement https://minutesof.com/q/b91ef84f-68f2-455f-9404-6d878e0d3a9e/ https://minutesof.com/q/b91ef84f-68f2-455f-9404-6d878e0d3a9e/ “The term of the order is 10 years and may be extended if Deere violates its terms.” — Andrew Ferguson, FTC speeches Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:23:55 +0000 enforcement