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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara speaks during a news conference in New York. On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, two days before Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave dozens of the country's top federal prosecutors just hours to resign and clean out their desks. Bharara said on Saturday, March 11, 2017, that he was fired after refusing to resign. (AP/Kathy Willens)

When It Comes To Wall Street, Preet Bharara Is No Hero

“Civil War” Breaks Out At White House Over Trade… And Goldman Is Winning

“At the moment it appears that the Wall Street wing of the Trump administration is winning this battle and the Wall Street wing is in favour of the status quo in terms of US trade policy.”

March 11th, 2017
ZeroHedge.com
March 11th, 2017
By ZeroHedge.com
Goldman Sachs COO Gary Cohn talks on the phone as he waits for the start of a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Earlier this week, when we discussed Peter Navarro's jarring op-ed in the WSJ in which he alleged that the persistent US trade deficit "would put US national security in jeopardy", we said that "a better question than what is Navarro's purpose by writing it, is why he is writing it, and does his use of a public forum like the WSJ mean that there is

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Bernie Sanders: Trump ‘Is a Fraud’ Sending Nation In ‘Authoritarian Direction’

“I don’t mean to be disrespectful… but this guy’s a fraud.”

February 6th, 2017
Jon Queally
February 6th, 2017
By Jon Queally
Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

(REPORT) --- "I don't mean to be disrespectful," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday morning, "but this guy's a fraud." The immediate reference was to a meeting President Donald Trump held with Wall Street executives on Friday in which he vowed—in what Common Dreams reported as a "spectacular betrayal"—to repeal key

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Trump’s Top Pick For SEC Chair Is A Wall Street Lawyer

Clayton would become the latest Trump appointee with longstanding Wall Street ties, joining former Goldman executive Steven Mnuchin, Mr. Trump’s choice for Treasury secretary; former Goldman President Gary Cohn, who will run the National Economic Council; and private-equity investor Wilbur Ross, the pick to head the Commerce Department.

January 4th, 2017
ZeroHedge.com
January 4th, 2017
By ZeroHedge.com
President-elect Donald Trump waves to supporters during a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

(REPORT) --- Donald Trump is preparing to appoint another Wall Street proxy to the top Wall Street regulation, supervision and enforcement post. According to the WSJ, Wall Street M&A and IPO lawyer, Jay Clayton, is Trump's leading candidate to become chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and could be announced as the nominee as

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Ethics Concerns Mount Over Trump’s Ultra-Wealthy Cabinet

The President-elect could present a waiver, to the tune of $150 million, if his Secretary of State nominee Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson balks at the idea of selling his stock.

December 21st, 2016
Lauren McCauley
December 21st, 2016
By Lauren McCauley
In this Nov. 19, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump walks with CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder from Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

(Analysis) — One hundred million dollar waivers? Presidential pardons? With yet another billionaire appointed to a key position within the Donald Trump administration this week, speculations abound about what the president-elect intends to do about his cabinet's unprecedented wealth—and their unprecedented conflicts. Monday's appointment of

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Trump Deepens Ties To Goldman Sachs As He Builds Economic Team

During his campaign, Trump promised, “I’m not going to let Wall Street get away with murder,Wall Street has caused tremendous problems for us.”

December 12th, 2016
Associated Press
December 12th, 2016
By Associated Press
Goldman Sachs COO Gary Cohn talks on the phone as he waits for the start of a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON — In the heat of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump accused primary rival Ted Cruz of being controlled by Goldman Sachs because his wife, Heidi, previously worked for the Wall Street giant. He slammed Hillary Clinton for receiving speaking fees from the bank. "I know the guys at Goldman Sachs. They have total, total control over

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Steve Bannon Says Joining Goldman Sachs Is Like ‘Joining The Jesuits’

Despite Steve Bannon’s embrace of economic nationalism in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Bannon was singing the praises of Goldman Sachs as recently as 2012.

December 1st, 2016
Dan Wright
December 1st, 2016
By Dan Wright
Steve Bannon, campaign CEO for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, looks on during a national security meeting with advisors at Trump Tower, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump condemned lobbyists, Wall Street, and DC insiders, claiming he would “drain the swamp” and bring reform to Washington if elected. No company epitomizes the incestuous swampy relationship between Washington and Wall Street like Goldman Sachs. Nicknamed

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