Treasury Secretary nominee Stephen Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton arrive for the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington. | Getty Treasury inspector general reviewing Mnuchin trip to Kentucky

The flight Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton took to Kentucky via government plane last week is under review by the Treasury’s inspector general.

Counsel Rich Delmar told The Washington Post late Thursday that the inspector general’s office is “reviewing the circumstances of the Secretary’s August 21 flight . . . to determine whether all applicable travel, ethics, and appropriation laws and policies were observed.”


“When our review is complete, we will advise the appropriate officials, in accordance with the Inspector General Act and established procedures,” he said.

Mnuchin visited Kentucky to view the gold stockpile at Fort Knox. Also on the trip were Republican Kentucky lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Gov. Matt Bevin and Rep. Brett Guthrie.

Linton drew attention to the trip afterward, when she got into an argument in the comments section of her Instagram account. She had posted a picture of her departing a government plane and highlighted the various designer clothing brands she was wearing.

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After that brief controversy, the trip drew criticism on the grounds that Mnuchin and Linton viewed the solar eclipse while in Kentucky. The Treasury department has described the flight as a business trip and says it was appropriate.