Trump’s SEC Chair Has Scored a Massive Tax Break

Trump’s SEC Chair Has Scored a Massive Tax Break

President Donald Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair, Wall Street’s top cop, just sold his financial services firm for more than $25 million — and is set to receive a massive tax break on the proceeds, according to new federal ethics disclosures obtained by the Lever. Paul Atkins, who spent years helping Wall Street actors fend […]

Wall Street’s Top Cop Scores Tax Break For Mysterious “Pre-Bribe”

President Donald Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission chair, Wall Street’s top cop, just sold his financial services firm for more than $25 million — and is set to receive a massive tax break on the proceeds, according to new federal ethics disclosures obtained by The Lever. Paul Atkins, who spent years helping Wall Street actors fend off federal regulators, has refused to disclose who’s behind his tax-free payout or whether his benefactor…