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Democrats are zeroing in on Treasury’s Mnuchin

Democrats have a new investigative target: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

The leaders of three powerful House committees are requesting a trove of documents related to the Treasury Department’s decision to lift sanctions on companies tied to Oleg Deripaska, a prominent Russian oligarch linked with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Treasury lifted the sanctions on Deripaska’s United Co. Rusal and two other firms after he agreed to reduce his ownership stake below 50 percent and relinquish control of the firms, according to details of the deal released by the Treasury Department.

View the complete February 1 article by Morgan Chalfant and Olivia Beavers on The Hill website here.

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