January 8, 2017

Trump's SEC pick

Rep Maxine Waters -  "Jay Clayton has made a career of representing big banks and investment houses on Wall Street, oftentimes in litigation with the federal government for allegations including foreclosure fraud that harmed low- and middle-income Americans. As head of the SEC, Clayton will have the power to carry his pro-Wall Street agenda to the agency that is entrusted with regulating Wall Street."As a corporate lawyer, Clayton represented Goldman Sachs and Barclays banks, according to the Wall Street Journal, and advised in several major deals among banks during the financial crisis.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It seems like all of Trumps appointments are being filled by direct auction. Methinks his businesses are about to do very, very well.