Scott Bessent: Treasury Department to Investigate Allegations of Minnesota Taxpayer Funds Being ‘Diverted’ to Al-Shabaab

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the Treasury Department was investigating reports that Minnesota taxpayer funds “may have been diverted to the terrorist organization” Al-Shabaab.

In a post on X, Bessent said the agency was “investigating allegations that under the feckless mismanagement” of former President Joe Biden’s administration and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), taxpayer money in the state was ending up in the hands of terrorists.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sits for an interview with Breitbart News’s Alex Marlow and John Carney on November 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Matthew Perdie/Breitbart News)

Bessent also praised…

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