Steven Mnuchin served as a producer for the film The Lego Batman Movie.
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Bulwark TakesAug 21, 2026
Multiple reliable sources identify Steven Mnuchin as a producer of The Lego Batman Movie, specifically an executive producer, which is a producer role under the claim's wording. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, which says he was 'the producer, a producer' of the film.
What was said
… I don't know if he had remembered meeting me before, and I basically said to him, like, you know, I was really hard on you in the first Trump administration, which I was. I referred to him often as, like, the Lego Batman Treasury Secretary, because his among his most important credentials, or most impressive credentials, at the very least, before he got that job was that he was the producer, a producer, of The Lego Batman Movie, which apparently entitles one to get one of the most in his defense, it's a tremendous movie. Okay, the gag about, like, "I've got the seventh ab," or the it's it's it's Will Arnett's greatest work. …
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Supports. PolitiFact's 2017 fact-check describes Mnuchin as a Hollywood producer of 'The Lego Batman Movie' and others.[1]
Supports. Government Executive and Public Integrity both state Mnuchin was an executive producer of The LEGO Batman Movie, with GovExec noting he 'executive produced' the film.[2][3]
Supports. The AFI credits list Steven Mnuchin among the executive producers of The Lego Batman Movie, and Wikipedia's filmography lists him as executive producer for the 2017 film.[4][5]
Supports. New York Magazine and WTKR (Feb. 2017) describe Mnuchin as an executive producer on the film, reporting the coverage at the time of his confirmation.[6][7]
Context. The claim says 'a producer' while sources say 'executive producer'; this is a difference of credit label, not a contradiction of the core role. The passage's own 'the producer' wording is also loose, but the core assertion holds.[3][5]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 not rated
- 1Steve Mnuchin wanted $25,000/hour US jet for his honeymoon?politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Steven Mnuchin Wants You to See The LEGO Batman Moviegovexec.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Steven Mnuchin's financial disclosures haven't been ...publicintegrity.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4The Lego Batman Movie - American Film Institutewatch.afi.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Steven Mnuchin - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6Steven Mnuchin: I Wasn’t Endorsing Lego Batman When I Endorsed Lego Batmannymag.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Trump’s treasury secretary pick is an executive producer on ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’wtkr.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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