Gary Cohn to Recuse Himself From Goldman Sachs Matters
- Trump’s ethics order requires such a recusal for two years
- Cohn is chair of National Economic Council in White House
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Gary Cohn, the former No. 2 at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, will remove himself from official matters involving his former employer.
Cohn “will recuse himself from participating in any matter directly involving his former employer,” said a White House official on condition of anonymity. The policy is consistent with ethics rules established by Trump, said the official, who noted that the recusal includes any matter or potential rulemaking before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in which Goldman Sachs has participated.