Bush SEC Official With Calamitous Record Advising Trump on Key Financial Regulators
A key financial regulator advising Donald Trump on the presidential transition could see the US roll back its rules to the freewheeling, fraud-ridden days of the Second Bush Administration. Paul Atkins, a proponent of allowing the financial sector to run rampant, if it so wishes, is advising Trump on financial framework. He met with the President-elect this week, as key banking regulatory positions remain unfilled, including top positions at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “Mr Atkins, who was…