Treasury Secretary Mnuchin asked for government jet for honeymoon

The following article by Henry C. Jackson and Josh Dawsey was posted on the Politico website September 13, 2017:

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton traveled to Scotland, France and Italy after their late-June wedding. | Mandegl Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asked for a military jet to take him and his wife, actress Louise Linton, on their European honeymoon earlier this summer, the Treasury Department confirmed on Wednesday.

ABC News, citing anonymous sources, first reported that Mnuchin put the request in writing and that it led to an “inquiry” by the Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General.

Mnuchin and Linton traveled to Scotland, France and Italy after their late-June wedding. The request for a military plane was eventually deemed unnecessary after further consideration. Continue reading “Treasury Secretary Mnuchin asked for government jet for honeymoon”