Mnuchin’s Trip to Kentucky Is Being Reviewed by Treasury’s Watchdog
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The U.S. Treasury Department’s watchdog has begun reviewing the circumstances of Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s trip to Kentucky with his wife last month, where he discussed tax plans at a public event and toured Fort Knox.
The review “to determine whether all applicable travel, ethics and appropriate laws and policies were observed” during the Aug. 21 trip is in response to public inquiries, Rich Delmar, the Treasury’s counsel to the Inspector General, said in an emailed statement Friday. The Washington Post first reported the news about the probe.