Charlie Gasparino Calls Out Jeb! on Lehman Millions

Charlie Gasparino Calls Out Jeb! on Lehman Millions

by Breitbart News 4 Jul 2015

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/04/charlie-gasparino-calls-out-jeb-on-lehman-millions/

From Charlie Gasparino writing at The Daily Beast:

Jeb Bush says he released 33 years of tax returns this week because he wants to be the most transparent candidate to run for president in 2016. But if that’s really the case, why is he continuing to obfuscate some of his most lucrative and potentially controversial business dealings he had before announcing his candidacy, like his work as an “adviser” for investment bank Lehman Brothers?

So, if Jeb won’t tell you what Jeb exactly did while working on Wall Street, in the interests of transparency and disclosure, I will try.

Not much is known about what Bush actually did for Lehman—the firm that went belly-up in 2008 and sparked the wider financial crisis, and Barclays, the bank that purchased Lehman out of bankruptcy and continues to work out of its midtown Manhattan headquarters. He began working for the former after his term as Florida governor ended in 2007, and continued working for the latter until the end of 2014, when he decided to run for president.

The two banks were his biggest sources of income in recent years: Bush earned more than $14 million working for Lehman and then Barclays, which based on my understanding of simple math accounted for nearly half of the $29 million he made after he left government. Yet in Tuesday’s disclosure, and even in many of his public comments, Bush has downplayed his work for the two banks.

“I also was hired as a senior advisor to Barclays where I advised their clients on a wide range of global economic issues with a mind towards navigating government policies,” he writes in an essay that accompanied the tax returns. It is the only sentence that refers to his time at Barclays. And he doesn’t mention Lehman at all.

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Barclays plc

Barclays plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Note:  Robert E. Diamond Jr. was the CEO for the Barclays plc, and a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, is a member of the Alfalfa Club, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and Diana L. Taylor’s companion.

Jeb Bush is a member of the Alfalfa Club, a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, an adviser for Barclays plc, an advisory committee member for the Hispanic Leadership Network, a presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential election, and a private equity adviser for Lehman Brothers Inc.

Hispanic Leadership Network is an offshoot of the American Action Network.

Frederic V. Malek is the founder & board member for the American Action Network, a member of the Alfalfa Club, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Diana L. Taylor is Michael R. Bloomberg’s companion, and was an investment banker for Lehman Brothers Inc.

Stephen M. Wolf was the chairman, Private Equity Advisory Board for Lehman Brothers Inc., and is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Richard C. Blum is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a director & former chairman for the CBRE Group, Inc, married to Senator Dianne Feinstein, and was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.   

Frederic V. Malek is a director at the CBRE Group, Inc, the founder & board member for the American Action Network, a member of the Alfalfa Club, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Hispanic Leadership Network is an offshoot of the American Action Network.

Jeb Bush is an advisory committee member for the Hispanic Leadership Network, a member of the Alfalfa Club, a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, an adviser for Barclays plc, a presidential candidate for the 2016 presidential election, and a private equity adviser for Lehman Brothers Inc.

Dianne Feinstein is a member of the Alfalfa Club, married to Richard C. Blum, and a U.S. Senate senator.

Michael R. Bloomberg is a member of the Alfalfa Club, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Diana L. Taylor’s companion, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

George H.W. Bush is a member of the Alfalfa Club, Jeb Bush’s father, a member of the Bohemian Club, and Christopher Buckley was his speechwriter.

Christopher Buckley is a member of the Bohemian Club, was George H.W. Bush’s speechwriter, and a blogger for the Daily Beast.

IAC/InterActiveCorp was a funder for the Daily Beast.

Chelsea V. Clinton is a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp, and the vice chair for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Barclays plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Steven L. Rattner was a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp, was recruited by Roger C. Altman to work at Lehman Brothers, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and is a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg.

Michael R. Bloomberg is a friend of Steven L. Rattner, a member of the Alfalfa Club, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, Diana L. Taylor’s companion, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Diana L. Taylor is Michael R. Bloomberg’s companion, and was an investment banker for Lehman Brothers Inc.