WASHINGTON _ An inspector general is looking into Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin's request for a U.S. military plane for his European honeymoon in August, triggering new questions about his use of government aircraft following a controversial trip with his wife to Kentucky during the solar eclipse.
The Treasury Department's inspector general is "looking at all requests for and use of government aircraft by the secretary" as part of an inquiry that began after Mnuchin's Kentucky trip last month, Rich Delmar, counsel to the inspector general, said Thursday.
Mnuchin requested a military jet for the couple's honeymoon in Scotland, France and Italy because he is a member of the National Security Council and needed access to secure communications during the trip, according to a Treasury statement.
The request was withdrawn "after a secure communications option was identified during the Secretary's extended travel," the department said.
