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Democrats investigating Russia ties seek financial data on Trump cabinet figures
Source: The Guardian
Democrats investigating Russia ties seek financial data on Trump cabinet figures
• Lawmakers seek access to records of US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin
• Paradise Papers highlighted commerce secretary’s financial links to Putin
Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Friday 8 December 2017 19.39 GMT
Democrats in Washington have demanded the release of financial data about members of the Trump administration after the publication of the Paradise Papers highlighted that a member of the president’s cabinet had business links with Vladimir Putin’s family.
Senior lawmakers have written to the US treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, seeking access to financial data that might show the administration’s possible links to the Kremlin and other Russian individuals.
A letter signed by Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House financial services committee, and four other Democratic lawmakers called on Mnuchin to share any financial data that the treasury department might have that would help the committee determine the “extent of any undue influence on the president and his administration from Russian government officials, oligarchs, and organised crime leaders”.
The Democrats are seeking access to any records that may be held by the treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fincen), which collects and analyses a vast amount of financial information to help combat money laundering and other financial crimes.
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• Lawmakers seek access to records of US treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin
• Paradise Papers highlighted commerce secretary’s financial links to Putin
Stephanie Kirchgaessner
Friday 8 December 2017 19.39 GMT
Democrats in Washington have demanded the release of financial data about members of the Trump administration after the publication of the Paradise Papers highlighted that a member of the president’s cabinet had business links with Vladimir Putin’s family.
Senior lawmakers have written to the US treasury secretary, Steve Mnuchin, seeking access to financial data that might show the administration’s possible links to the Kremlin and other Russian individuals.
A letter signed by Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House financial services committee, and four other Democratic lawmakers called on Mnuchin to share any financial data that the treasury department might have that would help the committee determine the “extent of any undue influence on the president and his administration from Russian government officials, oligarchs, and organised crime leaders”.
The Democrats are seeking access to any records that may be held by the treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Fincen), which collects and analyses a vast amount of financial information to help combat money laundering and other financial crimes.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/08/democrats-trump-mnuchin-treasury-secretary-putin-russia