Michael Perino on Mary Jo White and Recusal at the SEC

March 12, 2013

In the Media

Mary Jo White and the cost of recusal at the SEC
By David Weinberg
American Public Media
Marketplace Morning Report
March 12, 2013

Excerpt

Today, the Senate Banking Committee considers President Obama's pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mary Jo White was a former federal prosecutor, but she was also a private defense attorney who, among other cases, represented JPMorgan Chase against charges stemming from the financial crises. Her defense work raises questions about whether she would have to recuse herself from some SEC prosecutions.

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