Sherrod Brown wants FBI to release info on Trump Treasury Sec pick, Steven Mnuchin
http://www.dispatch.com/news/20170118/sherrod-brown-wants-fbi-to-release-info-on-trump-cabinet-pick
WASHINGTON - Sen. Sherrod Brown asked the FBI today to release information on an investigation into a media company whose board of directors included U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin.
Brown sent the letter to FBI Director James Comey after MuckRock, an open records platform, requested information from the FBI on records tied to Mnuchin's companies. The FBI refused to release information about Relativity Media, on whose board Mnuchin served, saying releasing the information could "interfere with enforcement proceedings."
Brown, a ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, said it's "in the public's interest" for the FBI to release information on Mnuchin and Relativity.
"The job of secretary of the treasury is among our nation's most important," he wrote. "If Mr. Mnuchin is to be confirmed for that position, we must ensure that his ability to do the job of overseeing American finance and trade in a manner befitting that office is in no way compromised."
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