Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday highlighted changes to IRS reporting policy that would help the federal government identify the funding sources for Antifa. 

The organization has faced considerable scrutiny in recent years amid its repeated civil disturbances and involvement in anti-law enforcement activities. Speaking from the White House, Bessent pointed to a change in policy that would require non-profits to identify their grant recipients.

"We made substantial progress. And I think in the weeks and months ahead, we are going to have a lot to report," he said of the ongoing efforts to investigate Antifa funding. "The IRS is now giving guidance on the Form 990, which nonprofits they have to file. We are going to demand that nonprofits know their grant recipients."

Antifa has attracted national attention over the past ten years, primarily for its anti-law enforcement demonstrations in the Pacific Northwest, which erupted in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

Trump administration officials have previously floated designating the group as a terrorist organization and some members have faced prosecution for alleged involvement in violent incidents.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.