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From Andrew Ross Sorkin, on Hank Paulson’s plan to meet socially with the Goldman Sachs board of directors in summer 2008 during a trip to Russia:
For fuck’s sake! Wilkinson thought. He and Treasury had had enough trouble trying to fend off all the Goldman Sachs conspiracy theories constantly being bandied about in Washington and on Wall Street. A private meeting with its board? In Moscow?
“Wilkinson” is Treasury Department chief of staff Jim Wilkinson. For the full context, see here.
