[matasar]

Setting aside the question of whether they needed a bailout, which I'm not qualified to answer, Goldman Sachs did receive federal assistance. The best link I can find is a reference to them paying it back:

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmV...

[tortilla]

Also, GS would have been in a world of hurt if AIG wasn't bailed out.

[jamiequint]

http://www.businessinsider.com/uncovered-tarp-docs-reveal-ho...