Goldman Sachs taps ex-W.H. counsel Greg Craig

[jefferson_dem]

:wtf:

Goldman Sachs taps ex-W.H. counsel
By EAMON JAVERS & MIKE ALLEN

Goldman Sachs is launching an aggressive response to its political and legal challenges with an unlikely ally at its side — President Barack Obama’s former White House counsel, Gregory Craig.

The beleaguered Wall Street bank hired Craig — now in private practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — in recent weeks to help in navigate the halls of power in Washington, a source familiar with the firm told POLITICO.

“He is clearly an attorney of eminence and has a deep understanding of the legal process and the world of Washington,” the source said. “And those are important worlds for everybody in finance right now.”

They’re particularly important for Goldman.

On Friday, the SEC charged the firm with securities fraud in a convoluted subprime mortgage deal that took place before the collapse of the housing market. Next week, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein will face questions from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which is looking into the causes of the housing meltdown, the source said.

In Craig, Goldman Sachs will have help from a lawyer with deep connections in Democratic circles

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/36056.html#ixzz0lbI4vjta

[CatWoman]

1. *groan*

[DJ13]

2. If you need sleazy, he's your guy

[PopSixSquish]

3. But, But, But - Posters Here on DU and Other Blogs Kept Screaming That Craig was Pure of Heart

and he was pushed out of the WH by the corporatists who were preventing him from doing his pure deeds as counsel.

So who is the corporatist now?

Money talks and bullshit walks, twas ever thus...

[Captain Hilts]

4. The revolving door just keeps on spinning....nt

[msongs]

5. like Summers and Geithner aren't insider plants enuff lol nt