Mnuchin: Democrats will 'have a lot of explaining to do' if they want to challenge Trump orders in court
By Zack Budryk - 08/09/20 09:57 AM EDT
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday defended President Trump’s coronavirus executive actions and said that Democrats would be responsible for delaying assistance to Americans if they challenged them in court.
“We’ve cleared with the office of legal counsel all these actions,†Mnuchin said on “Fox News Sunday,†adding “if the Democrats want to challenge us in court and hold up unemployment benefits to those hardworking Americans that are out of a job because of COVID, they’re going to have a lot of explaining to do.â€
Fox News’s Chris Wallace noted that the president’s executive actions would provide for $400 in increased federal unemployment benefits, down $200 from the plus-up that recently expired.
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