What Mead notes didn't say was that Mead was raising more issues than all the other lawyers combined. The Goldman lawyer dermanded that .J.M. and his partners be stripped of day-to-day control that they lose their indemnity from investor lawsuits; that they be stuck with full liability. Moreover, he insisted that the rescuers be shielded from liability even for acts that the banks might commit in the future. Sacking the ancien regime was nor enough; Mead wanted to trundle our the guillotine.