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Trump's Goldman-heavy team may hinder banker Jim Donovan's Treasury ambitions

Also a Goldman banker, he is under consideration for No 2 job at Treasury but could get knocked down

Published Sun, Feb 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc banker Jim Donovan is under consideration for the No 2 job at the Treasury Department, said a person familiar with the deliberations, but he's got one big thing working against him.

Too many "Goldman guys" already have high-up positions in the Trump administration, the person said, and that could knock Mr Donovan down to one of the undersecretary positions - possibly undersecretary of the Treasury for domestic finance.

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