Steven Mnuchin’s Deal Staved Off Catastrophe. Can He Make Another One?

Steven Mnuchin’s Deal Staved Off Catastrophe. Can He Make Another One?

Credit...Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York TimesSkip to contentSkip to site indexFeatureEven many Trump critics credit his Treasury secretary with rescuing the economy from the pandemic. Will the White House and Congress keep him from doing it again?Credit...Joshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York TimesBy Jason ZengerleSept. 29, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ETListen to This ArticleAudio Recording by AudmTo hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.There have not been many victims of their own success in the Trump administration, but Steven Mnuchin was trying to stake his claim to that distinction. It was a September afternoon, and the Treasury secretary, sitting in the private conference room off his office, was reflecting on his recent inability to steer a coronavirus relief