Statement from Treasury Spokesperson on Letter to U.S. Office of Government Ethics

Washington— Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin today sent a letter to Walter M. Schaub, Jr., Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Below is a statement on the letter that can be attributed to a Treasury spokesperson: “During a series of light-hearted questions at the end of a long interview last week, Secretary Mnuchin was asked whether he had any movie recommendations. The Secretary’s responses were made in jest and not intended to be a product endorsement of any movie. We think that’s clear in context. The Secretary wrote the Office of Government Ethics today to reiterate that his answer referring to a children’s movie was not intended to be an official product endorsement—as he said during the interview.