Anthony Scaramucci headed to White House?

The hedgie, famous for comparing the DOL fiduciary rule to the Dred Scott decision, may be going to work for Donald Trump.
DEC 09, 2016
By  Bloomberg
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, said he has gotten bids for his firm and may end up working in the White House. "We have gotten a couple of bids, we're parsing through that now," Mr. Scaramucci told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday. He said the offers for his fund of hedge funds firm were from asset managers and private-equity companies. (More: Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci promises to 'repeal' DOL fiduciary rule ) Mr. Scaramucci, who is a member of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, also said that it's possible that he would go to work in the White House. Mr. Scaramucci said he's a "close personal friend" of Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump's son-in-law. Mr. Kushner will serve as a senior White House adviser, Mr. Trump announced Monday. (More: Knut Rostad: Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci should apologize for DOL fiduciary rule remarks) “I've been working very closely with him and Steve Bannon," Mr. Scaramucci said. "If something should come to pass, my guess it would be related to that component of what's going on in the White House."

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