Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent is named in 32 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 2025 to 2026.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Education Dept Announces Transfer of $1.6 Trillion Student Loan Portfolio to Treasury Linda McMahon · Scott Bessent · Department of Education · Treasury Department | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-11 | Trump Administration Launches Section 301 Trade Probes to Rebuild Tariff Regime After Supreme Court Defeat Donald Trump · Scott Bessent · U.S. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative · U.S. Department of Commerce · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-25 | Treasury Imposes New Iran Sanctions Day Before Geneva Nuclear Talks, Undercutting Diplomacy Scott Bessent · Steve Witkoff · Jared Kushner · U.S. Treasury Department · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-24 | D.C. Circuit Upholds IRS-ICE Taxpayer Data Sharing, Weaponizing Tax Compliance Against Immigrants Harry T. Edwards · Scott Bessent · Kristi Noem · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-21 | Post-SCOTUS Tariff Pivot: Trump Invokes Section 122 Global Tariff and Launches Section 301 Investigations as Legal Workaround Donald Trump · Scott Bessent · Jamieson Greer · U.S. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-21 | Trump Invokes Section 122 to Impose New Tariffs Within 24 Hours of Supreme Court Ruling Donald Trump · Scott Bessent · Department of the Treasury | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-20 | US Sanctions Three RSF Commanders for Darfur Atrocities, Critics Call Response Performative Scott Bessent · Department of the Treasury · Rapid Support Forces | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-07 | IRS Admits Unlawfully Sharing Thousands of Taxpayer Records with DHS for Immigration Enforcement Internal Revenue Service · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Scott Bessent · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-12 | Treasury Secretary Bessent Tells Trump Powell Criminal Investigation 'Made a Mess' Scott Bessent · Donald Trump · Jerome Powell | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-03 | Treasury Secretary Proposes White House Veto Power Over Federal Reserve Regional Bank Presidents Scott Bessent · Department of the Treasury · Federal Reserve · Jerome Powell · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-24 | Trump Signs Executive Order Initiating Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Process Donald Trump · Marco Rubio · Scott Bessent | confirmed | |
| 2025-11-09 | Trump Promises $2,000 'Tariff Dividend' Payments Despite Insufficient Revenue and Treasury Secretary Skepticism Donald Trump · Scott Bessent | reported | |
| 2025-10-15 | Trump Administration Plans IRS Overhaul to Target Liberal Donors and Nonprofits Donald Trump · Scott Bessent · Gary Shapley · Internal Revenue Service · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-15 | Trump Pledges $40 Billion Argentina Bailout Tied to Milei Reelection Donald Trump · Javier Milei · Scott Bessent · U.S. Treasury Department | confirmed | |
| 2025-10-13 | Pro-Trump Fund Fraudulently Markets Fake Treasury Event, Sells Sponsorships 1789 Capital · Scott Bessent · U.S. Treasury Department · Corporate Sponsors | reported | |
| 2025-10-13 | U.S. Executes Extraordinary $20 Billion Argentina Bailout for Political Ally Scott Bessent · U.S. Treasury Department · Javier Milei · Hedge Funds | reported | |
| 2025-10-09 | Treasury's $20 Billion Argentina Bailout Benefits Bessent's Hedge Fund Colleagues Scott Bessent · Stanley Druckenmiller · Robert Citrone · Elizabeth Warren · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-24 | Bessent Announces $20B Argentina Bailout for Trump Ally Milei, Enriching Connected Billionaire Scott Bessent · Donald Trump · Javier Milei · Rob Citrone · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-10 | Senator Wyden Introduces Legislation to Force Treasury Release of Epstein Records Ron Wyden · Scott Bessent · U.S. Treasury Department · U.S. Senate Finance Committee · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-09-10 | Treasury Secretary Bessent Eliminates Climate Risk Assessment Panels Scott Bessent · U.S. Treasury Department · Financial Stability Oversight Council | reported | |
| 2025-09-03 | Treasury Department Refuses to Release $1.5 Billion in Epstein Financial Records Ron Wyden · Scott Bessent · U.S. Treasury Department · U.S. Senate Finance Committee · +1 | reported | |
| 2025-08-13 | Treasury Secretary Bessent Violates Ethics Agreement, Retains Millions in Conflicted Assets Scott Bessent · Office of Government Ethics · Department of the Treasury | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-30 | Trump to Host 2026 G20 Summit at Doral Resort, Reviving Controversial Hosting Attempt Donald Trump · Kevin Hassett · Scott Bessent | confirmed | |
| 2025-07-30 | White House Releases Comprehensive Crypto Policy Roadmap Donald Trump · Scott Bessent · David Sacks · U.S. Treasury Department · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-27 | Trump questioned whether U.S. gold is missing. His allies are trying to cash in Donald Trump · Elon Musk · Scott Bessent | confirmed | |
| 2025-05-12 | US-China Geneva Deal: Both Sides Slash Tariffs by 115 Percentage Points for 90 Days After Weekend Negotiations Scott Bessent · Jamieson Greer · He Lifeng · Donald Trump · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-09 | Trump Reverses Course with 90-Day Tariff Pause After Bond Market Crisis; China Excluded, Tariffs Escalate to 145% Donald Trump · Scott Bessent · Howard Lutnick · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2025-04-09 | US-China Tariff Escalation Reaches 145% as Tit-for-Tat Retaliation Nears Total Decoupling Donald Trump · Xi Jinping · Scott Bessent · Howard Lutnick | confirmed | |
| 2025-03-20 | Trump Invokes Defense Production Act for Critical Mineral Extraction on Federal Lands Donald Trump · Pete Hegseth · Scott Bessent · Doug Burgum | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-04 | 25-Year-Old Musk Aide Given Write Access to $6 Trillion Treasury Payment System Marko Elez · Elon Musk · Scott Bessent · David Lebryk · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-01 | Over 70 Trump appointees hold $193+ million in cryptocurrency Trump Appointees · Scott Bessent | confirmed | |
| 2025-02-01 | Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Donald Trump · Rohit Chopra · Scott Bessent | confirmed |
Network neighbors
Donald Trump
19× shared
U.S. Treasury Department
9× shared
Department of the Treasury
5× shared
Javier Milei
4× shared
Internal Revenue Service
3× shared
Elon Musk
2× shared
Howard Lutnick
2× shared
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2× shared
Jamieson Greer
2× shared
Jeffrey Epstein
2× shared
Jerome Powell
2× shared
Kristi Noem
2× shared
Ron Wyden
2× shared
Trump Administration
2× shared
U.S. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
2× shared
U.S. Senate Finance Committee
2× shared
Xi Jinping
2× shared
1789 Capital
1× shared
CFTC
1× shared
Corporate Sponsors
1× shared
DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
1× shared
David Lebryk
1× shared
David Sacks
1× shared
Department of Education
1× shared
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