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In reply to the discussion: After months of responding to posts with "He's NEVER going to resign!", [View all]ProfessorGAC
(65,000 posts)42. No, Mnuchin Does Not
The treasury secretary does not have unfettered access to crates of cash.
The fed controls the cash flow of the country, not him.
And, the fed accounting system documents the use of every penny.
And, the movement of gold reserves is done in concert with congressional finance committees.
Congress controls appropriations so it's clearly illegal for any one person in government to order the transport of gold reserves, whether in Fort Knox, NYC, or Denver.
They can't just load a C4 full of gold & cash.
They just don't have access to it.
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After months of responding to posts with "He's NEVER going to resign!", [View all]
Aristus
Sep 2020
OP
I've long thought he might flee the country if the shit ever really hit the fan...
First Speaker
Sep 2020
#1
I can't see that any of those countries would want him, except maybe
Miguelito Loveless
Sep 2020
#33
does mnuchin? potus has the ultimate authority to do anything i the exec branch or military....
getagrip_already
Sep 2020
#35
What's to keep him is the fact that the guys up in the sharp end of AF-1 are Air Force officers.
A HERETIC I AM
Sep 2020
#9
If you're suggesting Trump will leave everything behind and move to Russia
Tom Traubert
Sep 2020
#32
I hope you are right, but roberts is just one vote, and we only have 3.....
getagrip_already
Sep 2020
#36
Never going to happen. People don't realize narcacsism isn't just a trait it is a disorder
Statistical
Sep 2020
#15