"Goldman Sachs enjoys a close relationship with the Obama administration, being one of its top donors and having several former employees in and out of high-level government jobs. [...] Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs’ chairman and chief executive, said he was unconcerned that Snowden’s hiring would provoke the wrath of the U.S. government. “I’d like to see them try and do something about it,” Blankfein said. “I can be on the phone to the Justice Department and the White House in seconds to have Snowden pardoned for any crime. “Remember that we’re Goldman Sachs. We can do whatever the hell we want and the government won’t even touch us.”
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 00:44:55 +0000
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