Congress Is About To Confirm Another Former Goldman Sachs Honcho For Trump
Source: HuffPo
Senate Republicans voted in lockstep to behind Clayton, and were joined by 10 Democrats, including Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mark Warner (D-Va). The Democratic support marked a departure from Mnuchins confirmation, which was opposed by every Democrat except Manchin.
Trump made a slate of promises about Wall Street during the 2016 campaign, including vows to both break up big banks and to repeal the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. As president, however, Trump has pursued a big bank-friendly deregulation agenda and proposed steep tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy.
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laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Jay Clayton is partners of Sullivan Cromwell, works for Goldman Sachs, and is invested un Bain Capital.
By law, Jay Clayton is forbidden to touch our Wall Street fraud case; because it involves Sachs, Bain and SullCrom
FBaggins
(26,778 posts)Great!
Um... What "case" is that? You have googled far enough to learn what "with prejudice" means, right?
FBaggins
(26,778 posts)So is this a confession of lying?
Or should you have used TisButAScratch for this post?
jalan48
(13,905 posts)Is what you should say
calimary
(81,557 posts)trump isn't building a wall. He's building a whole new swamp.
IronLionZion
(45,600 posts)Winners don't have time to drain. And a swamp is as good as a wall anyway.
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)IronLionZion
(45,600 posts)so might as well vote Trump!
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)Where do we pick up our $200,000
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)laserhaas
(7,805 posts)After Bill met with Lynch
DK504
(3,847 posts)for one single BLOTUS nominee need to be challenged. Only real Democrats need apply.
Initech
(100,118 posts)God damn them!
laserhaas
(7,805 posts)What could go wrong?
Technically, Nitti is an expert in Capone thingys.