JEB HENSARLING, TX. CHAIRMAN MAXINE WATERS, CA. RAN KING 'Q?Hniteh States 11301152 at iRept'esentattnes MEMBER [111 financial @Prmtes wasljiug?tcn, 33.03. 20515 January 10, 2018 The Honorable Steven Mnuchin Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Avenue, NW Washington, DC. 20220 Dear Secretary Mnuchin: On December 8, 2017, we sent a follow up letter reiterating our request for ?nancial intelligence data housed within the U.S. Department of the Treasury (?Department?) to assist the Financial Services Committee (?Committee?) in determining the extent of any undue in?uence on the President and his Administration from Russian government of?cials, oligarchs, and organized crime leaders. Speci?cally, we again sought information relating to potential money laundering violations by Russian persons and the Trump Organization. The December 15 deadline we provided has passed, and you have again ignored our inquiry. Your repeated refusal to c00perate with our requests raises questions about whether you are actively obstructing efforts to uncover the truth about criminal activity by the President, his campaign, family members and associates. Furthermore, it appears that your own involvement with the Trump campaign has resulted in an unavoidable con?ict of interest which you are also attempting to ignore. Steve Bannon, who served as the Trump campaign?s Chief Executive Of?cer and White House Chief Strategist, was recently reported to have stated that Trump campaign of?cials and Trump family members have legal exposure for money laundering activities.l Mr. Bannon reportedly said ?it all goes through Deutsche Bank and the Kushner [expletive],? referring to the President?s son-in-law and campaign adviser, Jared Kushner. This troubling account from a Trump campaign senior of?cial underscores the need for your compliance with our request for information. Moreover, given the fact that you served as a Trump campaign of?cial in your capacity as national ?nance chair, we call on you to answer the following questions: 1. Do you have any knowledge of illegal activities, including money laundering activities, by President Trump, Trump campaign of?cials, Trump family members 01' his associates? 2. In your capacity as ?nance chair, were you involved in facilitating the transfer of ill- gotten funds or funds from sanctioned persons to the Trump campaign or its agents? 3. Have you ever directed, or has any other Trump Administration of?cial, Trump campaign of?cial or Trump family member called on you to direct U.S. Treasury of?cials or staff members to obscure, destroy, or withhold information implicating the President, Trump campaign of?cials, Trump family members or his associates? 4. Have you received or requested guidance from the Department, the Of?ce of Government Ethics, or any other party regarding your recusal from law enforcement or 1 Smith, David. Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'ti'easonous, Bannon says in explosive book, January 4, 2018, available at: 8/ The Honorable Steven Mnuchin Page 2 of 2 regulatory matters relating to President Trump, Trump campaign of?cials, Trump family members or his associates? 5. What steps, if any, have you taken to recuse yourself from of?cial business relating to law enforcement or regulatory matters relating to President Trump, Trump campaign of?cials, Trump family members or his associates? 6. Has President Trump or any other White House of?cial instructed you not to recuse yourself from law enforcement or regulatory matters relating to President Trump, Trump campaign of?cials, Trump family members or his associates? We demand that you provide full responses to each of the preceding questions as well as all of the originally requested information by January 17, 2018. Additionally, until such time as full and satisfactory responses are provided to each question, we call on you to recuse yourself from all of?cial Departmental matters involving all law enforcement and regulatory matters relating to President Trump, Trump campaign of?cials, Trump family members and his associates. The Honorable Maxine Waters Ranking Member 14' Honorabie Gwen Moore Ranking Member Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Zigzag. The Honorable Wmutter Ranking Member Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance Sincerely, A ?h 1 ?The Honorable Daniel T. Kildee Vice Ranking Member onorable A1 Gre Ranking Member Subcommittee. on Oversight and Investigations