I asked Pelosi: You spoke with Mnuchin more than 20 times over the last day or so. Did you speak to the president at all over the course of these negotiations? Pelosi: “No. No.” Raju: And why not? He’s the one who signs this into law. Pelosi: “Well there’s no need for that”
Pelosi went on to say she and Mnuchin were talking about specific agencies, rules and programs and added: “So we had to speak shorthand to each other about those things. So it was better to go that route.”