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January 18, 2017

NYC: Activists Launch Encampment Outside Goldman Sachs Headquarters
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In New York City, over 100 people set up a protest encampment outside
the headquarters of financial giant Goldman Sachs, which they are
calling "Government Sachs." At least six of Trump's top advisors and
cabinet picks are tied to Goldman Sachs: treasury secretary nominee
Steven Mnuchin; National Economic Council director Gary Cohn; Trump
chief strategist Stephen Bannon; Securities and Exchange Commission
Chairman nominee Jay Clayton; senior White House advisor Anthony
Scaramucci and senior counselor for economic initiatives Dina Habib
Powell.

Over a dozen people camped out overnight in the freezing cold. This is
protester Jonathan Westin.

Jonathan Westin: "I would say people that believed he was going to drain
the swamp have been lied to. It has been a complete fraud when he talked
about draining the swamp. He brought them in closer. He brought all the
swamp monsters inside the White House. Now they have a permanent office
and are controlling all the institutions of government."



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