Louise Linton’s Instagram post that prompted the initial inquiry by the watchdog group.
On August 23, CREW filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to obtain department records of the trip. They said that Treasury has not responded.
“We filed an expedited FOIA request because Americans deserve more information to determine whether there has been misuse of government resources,” CREW Executive Director Noah Bookbinder said. “We’re suing because the government has so far failed even to respond.”
A report has noted that a Treasury spokesperson confirmed that Mnuchin reimbursed the government for Linton’s travel expenses
Copy of the pleadings (courtesy of CREW):
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What does this have to do with coin collecting? I didn’t know coin collecting involved delving into un-related executive administration (polarizing) commentary.
As Secretary of the Treasury, Mnuchin is the senior executive over the US Mint and Bureau of Engraving and Printing. When there is news about those in charge of the money manufacturing process it is worthy of numismatic-related news. Since the original story came about because his trip to the Bullion Depository at Fort Knox was questioned, and since the Bullion Depository is a US Mint facility, then anything related is fair game.