Re:Yellen Summons Regulators to Discuss Financial Market Vol...
by defen on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @11:35AM
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If Yellen had been appointed a judge instead of Secretary of the Treasury, and a court case involving Citadel came before her, would you expect her to recuse?
Re:Yellen Summons Regulators to Discuss Financial Market Vol...
by runako on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @12:15PM
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I don't think giving a few speeches is worthy of recusal, no. Unless people are alleging that she entwined with them in some material way (e.g. consulting, advisory, etc.) then I honestly don't see the problem. The party who could have a problem is Citadel, who might be at risk for finding out that she gave the same speech for less money to a nonprofit.
Oh, if she's still receiving money from Citadel, I agree.
If she's not still receiving money from Citadel, I don't see the relevance. I would expect anyone qualified for the job to have made paid speeches at any number of important financial institutions over the years. It wouldn't be in our best interests as citizens to have them recuse every time a matter concerning one of them arises.