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Undated: Steven Terner Mnuchin[2] born December 21, 1962) is an American investment banker[4] who is serving as the 77th United States Secretary of the Treasury as part of the Cabinet of Donald Trump.
Mnuchin joined Trump's presidential campaign in 2016, and was named national finance chairman for the campaign. On February 13, 2017, Mnuchin was confirmed to be President Donald Trump's Secretary of the Treasury by a 53–47 vote in the U.S. Senate.[6]
As Secretary of the Treasury, Mnuchin has been a vocal supporter of proposed tax reform, and is an advocate for reducing corporate tax rates.[7] In regards to regulatory policy, Mnuchin supports a partial repeal of Dodd-Frank, citing the complexity of the legislation.[8] Mnuchin's use of government aircraft for personal usage has come under scrutiny from watchdog groups.[9][10]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Mnuchin
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November 29: Steve Mnuchin picked by Donald Trump to head Treasury Department
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/29/steve-mnuchin-picked-trump-head-treasury-departmen/?utm_source=GOOGLE&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=chacka&utm_campaign=TWT+-+DSA&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI25rXw4nO3wIVhkRpCh1Btg5uEAMYASAAEgLhBPD_BwE
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January 11: Trump Treasury Pick Mnuchin Is Much Richer Than Most People Thought
He may not quite be a billionaire like several other Donald Trump cabinet picks, but Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin isn’t too far off.
Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs (gs) banker and Hollywood financier, revealed his net worth Tuesday in his first financial disclosure, filed in advance of his upcoming Senate confirmation hearings. While the Wall Street veteran was already considered wealthy, at least by civil-servant standards, it turns out Mnuchin is a lot richer than previously estimated — as much as 10 times richer, in fact.
A Fortune analysis of the public filings found that Mnuchin’s net worth could be as high as $500 million — on top of which he has pulled in recent additional income of nearly $70 million.
http://fortune.com/2017/01/11/trump-cabinet-steven-mnuchin-net-worth/
August 19: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave an extraordinary defense of his decision to remain in President Trump's cabinet on Saturday, saying Trump does not believe that neo-Nazis are morally equivalent to peaceful protest groups.
Mnuchin's letter came in response to a plea from more than 300 of his Yale University classmates, who urged him on Friday to immediately resign from his post as Treasury secretary "in protest of President Trump’s support of Nazism and white supremacy."
"I don’t believe the allegations against the president are accurate, and I believe that having highly talented men and women in our country surrounding the president in his administration should be reassuring to you and all the American people," Mnuchin wrote to his Yale Class of 1985 classmates. "As long as I am Treasury secretary I will do the best job I can for the American people and provide the best advice I can to the president.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/19/treasury-secretary-mnuchin-defends-decision-stay-trump-cabinet/583625001/
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March 11: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s new comments about Rep. Maxine Waters, saying he “likes making funny names.”
During Saturday night’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Trump dismissed the California Democrat as a “very low-IQ individual.”
Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" how he would respond if a member of his own staff made a similar comment, Mnuchin chalked up Trump’s action to the campaign rally environment.
“I’ve been with the president and at campaigns. You know, he likes to put names on people,” the Treasury secretary said. “He did that through the entire presidential election, including all of the Republicans that he beat. ... These are campaign rally issues.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/11/mnuchin-trump-funny-names-454414
March 14: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on sanctions, taxes and President Trump's economic agenda
https://www.marketplace.org/2018/03/14/business/corner-office-marketplace/treasury-secretary-steve-mnuchin-sanctions-taxes-and
October 18: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin pulls out of investment conference, rebuking Saudi regime
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/treasury-secretary-steven-mnuchin-pulls-out-of-saudi-investment-conference/2018/10/18/6949007c-d2eb-11e8-8c22-fa2ef74bd6d6_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1323bb9404a9
October 23: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin Quietly Met With the Saudi Crown Prince in Wake of Khashoggi's Killing
http://time.com/5431713/saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi-killing-steve-mnuchin/
November 1: Democrats Eye Trump’s Tax Returns, With Mnuchin in the Middle
Democrats are preparing to use an obscure law to try to obtain a copy of President Trump’s tax returns if they win control of the House or Senate — a scenario that could force one of the president’s most trusted aides to reveal his most closely guarded secret.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-returns.html
November 23: Trump is reportedly dissatisfied with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, blaming him for appointment of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Later Friday, Trump responded to the report with a tweet criticizing the story and insisting that he supports Mnuchin.
“I am extremely happy and proud of the job being done” by Mnuchin, the president tweeted. “The FAKE NEWS likes to write stories to the contrary, quoting phony sources or jealous people, but they aren’t true. They never like to ask me for a quote b/c it would kill their story.”
The Journal did indeed reach out to the White House for comment.
In a statement to the Journal, White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said: “The president has long been clear about his views on the Fed. He has a good relationship with Secretary Mnuchin and is thankful for all the work he does on behalf of his administration and the American people.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/23/trump-is-reportedly-dissatisfied-with-mnuchin-blaming-him-for-appointment-of-fed-chairman-powell.html
December 9: Steven Mnuchin is under consideration to become Trump's next chief of staff, but he has indicated he feels better suited at Treasury
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/09/steven-mnuchin-under-consideration-to-be-next-trump-chief-of-staff.html
December 19: Top White House official declines to comment on whether Trump’s fake middle-class tax cut was real
Trump made up a tax cut before the midterms. Steve Mnuchin still won’t say if it was a “real thing.”
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/19/18148355/steve-mnuchin-middle-class-tax-cut-trump
December 24: Stock Market Continues to Plunge Despite Steve Mnuchin’s Reassurances
Meanwhile, Trump blames the Federal Reserve
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mnuchin-stock-plunge-772521/
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