Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has become a powerful figure in the administration as Trump frantically responds to the coronavirus crisis

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• Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has taken on one of the most prominent roles in the Trump administration's coronavirus response. 
• Mnuchin has been negotiating with both House Democratic leadership an Senate Republicans to get a massive relief package through Congress aimed at blunting the economic impact of the coronavirus.
• It's not unusual for a Treasury Secretary to take a major role in an administration's response to a financial crisis, veterans of the Obama administration say.
• But "it is striking that the White House is not more involved alongside the Treasury Department," one Obama veteran said. 
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Out of the small army of top officials that the Trump Administration has thrust into the spotlight to address the coronavirus crisis, one in particular has gotten top billing: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

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