The man behind Goldman Sachs' infamous bets on the housing collapse is betting on Clinton

Hillary Clinton's (in)famous ties to Wall Street now have a link to fame: Donald Mullen, former global head of credit at Goldman Sachs and inventor of the "big short" (yes, like the movie), is ready for Hillary.

As revealed by campaign finance transparency site Open Secrets, Mullen contributed $100,000 to a pro-Clinton super PAC, Priorities USA Action. In fact, Mullen is on an exclusive list of 146 donors who have backed all of the Clintons' federal races.

In the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, Mullen led a team at Goldman Sachs (host of those speeches Clinton has not released) which realized that the housing market was heading for a crash and bet against it. This move permitted Goldman to profit off the bust, making — in Mullen's words — "some serious money."

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