Senator Demands to Know Who at Treasury Department Approved Search of ‘Religious Texts’ by Financial Institutions

A key member of the Senate Banking Committee probes Treasury’s request for transaction-level searches ‘indicative of extremism’ for Jan. 6 investigation. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) wants to know who at the Department of Treasury approved searches of Americans’ private financial accounts for transactions for “religious texts,” which books, if any, were singled out, and why

Senator Demands to Know Who in Treasury Department Approved Search of ‘Religious Texts’ by Financial Institutions

A key member of the Senate Banking Committee probes Treasury’s request for transaction-level searches ‘indicative of extremism’ for Jan. 6 investigation. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) wants to know who at the Department of Treasury approved searches of customers’ private accounts for transactions for “religious texts,” which books, if any, were singled out, and why such