Mnuchin Might Have to Wait Until February for His Final Start Date
- Rules suggest final confirmation vote unlikely before Feb.
- Analyst says any delay is political, not institutional issue
Mnuchin Holds More than $50M in CIT Group: Disclosure
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President-elect Donald Trump may take power with the top post at the Treasury Department temporarily vacant.
A Senate hearing date for his Treasury Secretary nominee, Steven Mnuchin, is set for Jan. 19 at 10 a.m., though Finance Committee rules suggest a final confirmation vote is unlikely before February. That’s raising the prospect of a longer-than-usual gap between Trump taking the oath of office Jan. 20 and Mnuchin starting.