‘Things Are Being Implied That Don’t Exist,’ Mnuchin Says of Trump’s Ukraine Call

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (C) walks towards the Booksellers area of the White House prior to a state dinner honoring Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on September 20, 2019, in Washington. Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in an interview aired on Sept. 22 defended President Donald Trump’s handling of a call with the president of Ukraine.

Mnuchin told CNN that allegations suggesting that Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden are based on one person’s speculation.