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Trump To Pick Goldman Vet for Treasury

DRAINING THE SWAMP?

Steve Mnuchin, who also served as national financial chairman for the campaign.

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President-elect Donald Trump is likely to Steven Terner Mnuchin as his Treasury secretary, after Mnuchin served as national finance chairman for the presidential campaign. Mnuchin is a Wall Street veteran who worked at Goldman Sachs for 17 years and went on to become a financier of movies like "Avatar." The choice runs counter to Trump's anti-establishment message and frequent bashing of Hillary Clinton for her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs throughout the campaign. Mnuchin also worked for OneWest Bank, which came under fire for improperly foreclosing on homes following the housing crisis.

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