Steven Mnuchin

Treasury Staff Picks Stalled at White House

March 8, 2017 · 9:15 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Steven Mnuchin’s picks for the top ranks of the U.S. Treasury are stalled due to resistance from White House aides, including one recruit whose Twitter account was scrutinized for potential criticism of Donald Trump,” Bloomberg reports.

“Bogged down are Mnuchin’s choices for his senior management team — deputy secretary, undersecretaries for domestic finance and international affairs, general counsel and several other posts, these people said. Mnuchin has complained privately to friends that President Trump’s advisers are hindering him as he tries to get the Treasury up and running.”

Mnuchin Failed to Disclose $100 Million

January 19, 2017 · 9:56 am ET · Leave a Comment

Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Treasury Department “initially failed to disclose his interests in a Cayman Islands corporation as well as more than $100 million in personal assets,” the Washington Post reports.

Trump Picks Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary

November 29, 2016 · 5:34 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Steven Mnuchin, “a financier with deep roots on Wall Street and in Hollywood but no government experience, is expected to be named Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary as soon as Wednesday,” the New York Times reports.

“As Treasury secretary, Mr. Mnuchin would play an important role in shaping the administration’s economic policies, including a package of promised tax cuts, increased spending on infrastructure and changes in the terms of foreign trade. He could also help lead any effort to roll back President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran and opening to Cuba by reimposing sanctions on Tehran and Havana.”

Ex-Goldman Partner Seen as Trump’s Treasury Secretary

November 15, 2016 · 7:35 am ET · Leave a Comment

Former Goldman Sachs partner Steven Mnuchin “has been recommended by Donald Trump’s transition team to serve as Treasury secretary, according to two people familiar with the process, and the choice is awaiting the president-elect’s final decision,” Bloomberg reports.

“Mnuchin, the campaign’s national finance chairman, has been considered the leading candidate for the job. Trump has displayed a pattern of loyalty to his closest campaign allies in early administration selections, and Mnuchin, 53, had signed on at a time when many from Wall Street stayed away.”