Joe Biden’s Nominees Walk Through the Revolving Door

Companies like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup that paid speaking fees to Joe Biden’s Treasury and State nominees also have business before the departments they are set to run — potentially a serious conflict of interest.

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Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen speaks during an event to name president-elect Joe Biden’s economic team at the Queen Theater on December 1, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)


When president-elect Joe Biden’s treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen disclosed that she accepted big speaking fees from major corporations and industry groups, many liberal pundits quickly defended her and suggested the revelations are not newsworthy.

However, the Daily Poster has found that many of those same companies and groups have been lobbying the agency Yellen has been selected to run. Antony Blinken, Biden’s pick for secretary of state, has been consulting for giant companies with interests before his new department, as well.

On Friday, Politico reported that Yellen, who served as Federal Reserve chair from 2014 to 2018, had raked in millions from speeches to Wall Street firms and other corporate interests. After spending the past four years criticizing the Trump administration’s corruption, some liberals are now arguing that Yellen’s paid speeches aren’t relevant or worth reporting — even though the payouts are sizable and germane to her prospective job in government.

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