Treasury Inspector General Conducting Second Review Of Mnuchin Travel
Source: Talking Points Memo
By NICOLE LAFOND Published OCTOBER 11, 2017 10:34 AM
The inspector general for the Department of the Treasury is taking a second look at Secretary Steven Mnuchins travel records after the agency learned the department didnt provide accurate information about Mnuchins trip to Trump Tower in New York in August, CNN Money reported Tuesday evening.
The OIG has asked for follow-up information to assure that we have in fact received all relevant records, Inspector General Rich Delmar told CNN.
The Treasury Department initially gave the IG documents that said Mnuchin had taken a military jet to a New Jersey airport with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and budget director Mick Mulvaney, but a Treasury spokesperson told CNN that Mnuchin had taken a commercial flight to New York on Aug. 15.
The inspector generals office said it didnt know that he had flown commercial that day until CNN Money contacted them. The trip reportedly cost taxpayers $15,000. A Treasury spokesperson clarified that Mnuchin took a commercial flight to New York and a military jet back to Washington as he needed to access secure communications.
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