Matt Taibbi: 'Even People On Wall Street Were Blown Away By The Result'
Matt Taibbi and Eliot Spitzer react to news that DOJ and other federal and state authorities have opted not to file criminal charges against anyone at HSBC.
Broadcast Dec. 14, 2012.
'Even people on Wall Street were blown away.'
"The decision to not prosecute in this instance belies everything that the government has ever done with regard to drug prosecutions everywhere. I mean, when you think about the way they behave toward ordinary people who get caught up in drug cases, where they seize all your property and they use absolutely the maximum sentences they can possibly avail themselves of, and in this case they catch a bank that launders billions of dollars for Colombian and Mexican drug cartels … for years on end, and they can’t find something to charge these people with?"
"If the law doesn’t apply equally to everybody, then you don’t really have a system of law. And so you have a built-in defense for everybody in every drug case forever. I mean, if you get caught with a stem of marijuana, how do you not stand up and say, ‘You’re going to send me to jail for this where a guy who laundered a billion dollars for a bunch of murderers gets nothing?’"
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Matt writes:
I had the pleasure of appearing on Eliot Spitzer's Viewpoint last night to talk about the hideous Eric Holder Lanny Breuer HSBC settlement, in which the government elected not to push criminal prosecutions against bank officers who admitted to laundering billions of dollars in drug money. Spitzer was the first guy I thought of when I saw the softball settlement, so it was cool to hear the prosecutorial take on the deal. When I came home after the show, my wife laughed. "It's like you guys were fighting over who was more pissed off."
Matt Taibbi: 'Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves The Drug War Is A Joke'
Dec 21, 2012 at 3:50 PM
Reader Comments (16)
I don't get it anymore. America used to seem to be a great place, but now is a wallowing, hypocritical, heretical pig. This is the icing on the cake to the downfall of lady liberty. What an absolute fucking joke!
60 trillion is suspicious transactions go "unnoticed" but Spitzer get snooped out by the same freaking bank with three $10,000 transactions to a front company for a call girl service.
So why can't the ndaa be turned around on the same people that designed it? It makes perfect sense to me and would be a step in the right direction especially considering what kind of precedence had just been set with this traitorous ruling!
"Congress shall legislate in ALL cases whatsoever"
"The Constitution of the United States was changed to Uniform Commerce Code (UCC) in 1937 under FDR" and ALL LAWYERS KNOW THIS!
"our only hope is in the Proles"--George Orwell, 1984
What's the source?
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
Declaration of Independence
As far as I'm concerned this guy is the best news journalist in the country.
Here is a correct interpretation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
You won't hear about this from any of the MSM bobbleheads.
http://www.fox19.com/story/20399062/the-very-politically-incorrect-truth-about-the-second-amendment
It is confirmed that Attorney Glenn Russell will be discussing securitization fraud and other things tomorrow 12/23 at 1:00 EST.
All the programs are archived so you can listen anytime.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/senka/2012/12/23/attorney-glenn-russell
Borrowers ARE Essential Parties to Securitized Mortgages
New Study Finds Democrats Fully to Blame for Subprime Mortgage Crisis that Caused 2008 Financial Disaster
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/12/new-study-finds-democrats-fully-to-blame-for-subprime-mortgage-crisis-that-caused-financial-collapse/
Weighing the Consequences of a Money Fund Overhaul
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/weighing-the-consequences-of-a-money-fund-overhaul/
Flashback on Money Funds
More Cronyism NY Slimes doesn't mention that Aguilar is a Democrat
A Regulator’s Key Role in Failed Mutual Fund Reform
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/27/business/luis-aguilar-sec-member-role-failed-mutual-fund-reform.html?_r=1
Wall Street Gets Its Way in Washington
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-23/a-case-study-in-wall-street-getting-its-way-in-washington.html
Money Funds Step Up Fight --- Fidelity and Others Have Dedicated More Lobbyists to Beating Back SEC Rules
http://iwidget.infodesk.com/infodisplay/story/fac073120120313091214.html?APP=5&CU=iwi9538
Your Money Market Fund May Not Survive The Next Wall Street Panic
http://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/06/22/your-money-market-fund-may-not-survive-the-next-wall-street-panic/
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
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And finally...
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john
Hi all, just to let everyone know - Glenn Russell had an emergency pop up and has agreed to reschedule his appearance on Senka Live Radio.
Meanwhile, the investigation regarding the Sunny Sheu tragedy is ongoing. Will Galison was on the program yesterday and it's archived at the link below.
I get angry every time I think about this. Strange that neither the Chinese nor Taiwanese Embassies returned any emails or phone calls.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/senka/2012/12/24/the-murder-of-sunny-sheu-what-would-you-do-for-your-friend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Sdn3O6aaMNc#!