Hypocrisy Defined: DOJ's Infamous Lanny Breuer Accuses RBS Of "Stunning Abuse Of Trust"
We had to reread this DOJ statement on today's RBS wristslap twice, as the hypocrisy was literally mind-blowing: “As we have done with Barclays and UBS, we are today holding RBS accountable for a stunning abuse of trust,” said Assistant Attorney General Breuer. “The bank has admitted to manipulating one of the cornerstone benchmark interest rates in our global financial system, and its Japanese subsidiary has agreed to plead guilty to felony wire fraud. The department’s ongoing investigation has now yielded two guilty pleas by significant financial institutions. These are extraordinary results, and our investigation is far from finished. Our message is clear: no financial institution is above the law.”
Wow.
We have two questions: i) how is it that Lanny Breuer, the man who was unmasked by the recent humiliating show "Untouchables" as the DOJ mastermind behind not bringing one single criminal case against bankers for fear of "ripple effects" when pursuing justice against TBTF banks still employed by the US government and still on the record after reportedly announcing his resignation two weeks ago? And ii) how does he, of all people, have the gall to even mention "stunning abuse of trust" when his entire public-service career can be summarized as such?
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Fucking lol.
Right, that's fucking it. I'm off to start an investment bank. The business plan will be to systemically break every law, if money can be made from it, bribe politicians, and therefore only pay very moderate fines when we discover "we're not above the law".
Breuer and Holder: 1 Pic, 2 Thieves.
Soooo....the liberation of the Muppets has begun?
Let this guy handle things: http://www.break.com/index/the-most-insane-news-story-you-ll-see-today-2412756
Il y a du joke
The message is clear, unlimited campaign contributions bribery of law makers is totally legal in the United States and the law-makers are not going to make any laws to change that! Legal careers and wealth are totally dependent on the whims of these same lawmakers, and the corporations that bribe them, so DOJ lawyers are unwilling to interrupt the gravy train, break up the racket, or go against the Brotherhood. Conflicts of interest are not an ethical, moral, or legal concern; the message is indeed very clear.
My two cents on Lanny, S&P payback, and Lieborgate
http://www.worththeriskblog.com/2013/02/06/no-tyranny-here-all-we-have-are-skittle-shitting-unicorns/
I pray for new leaders.
I pray for no leaders.
I pray for representatives.
I'll bet Kai's a natural born citizen - of the Universe!
How about "no man is above the law"? Oh yeah, sorry... that idea is old fashioned stuff that the DOJ has tossed out along with the US Constitution.
Kai for Fed Governor. Some men are hawks, others doves, but this guy is a DRAGON.
We live in a world of deceit
Controlled by the Klepto-Elite
Where minions like Breuer
Arise from the sewer
To suck from their master's black teat
golf clap LK
See, now I would have ended with "black cock." Hats off to you Limerick King. (And there will be no competition coming from me.)
I would have ended with "The Masters' black teet", meaning Obummer.
But very well done LK.
He could give JPM the ax.
we should, thanks for the link
Hey Larry, grab Erics head, along with yours, and re-insert them as far up your ASS as possible! WE ARE TIRED OF YOU, HIM, AND ALL THE REST OF YOU SHIT EATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe it's just a nosebleed.
Or maybe it's an hyporcrisy-induced aneurysm.
Duhhh..he got promoted up Tyler! That's how it works now in Amerika, incompetence coupled with an ability to lie well gets you moving up in today's gubbmint!
Agree...now watch for that sack o' shit Placeholder to be promoted to one of the inevitable SCOTUS openings.
For the TBTF financial institutions being above the law is a prerogative ...
carry on, nothing to ses here.
Can´t upvote if you start your comment in Italics, anyway +1 from me.
It is, I am sure, just a coincidence that all the Banks with problems are non-US Banks. We all know that the US Banks are all just doing God's work??
<no financial institution is above the law> I did not know we have stinking laws. I am confident we are already living in a post-law society. God bless Obama oand his Central Banks puppeteers.
It's VERY clear- while no institution is above the law, the individuals hiding within the institution are.....
Sweet gig
Our message is clear: no foreign financial institution is above the law. Homegrown financial institutions are too far up the Bernank's ass for us to reach ...
Must be an echo in here (10;17)??
No British bank is above the law.
Ah, but nobody has yet seen his disclaimer:
Exceptions: JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Credit Suisse FB, Barclays, Blackstone Group, Citadel, KKR, Carlyle Group, Perseus, Silver Lake, and Silvio's Secret Bank of Italy.....
"I am shocked — shocked! — to find criminal fraud going on in here." "Your winnings, sir." "Oh, thank you very much."
Um, 'cause he composes such luvly sound bites, which was criteria #1 for filling his role @ DOJ?
I would happily do time for strangling him with Lando's entrails.
pods
Simple -he's obviously about to go work for an RBS competitor -making millions. No secret here.
Bollinger for everyone! <clink>
It's good that "Chinese Walls" are in place, or you'd think it's systemic corruption.
I'm pretty sure Holder is an ET with a bad Halloween mask.
Pretty sure.
What sized noose do you wear:?
XXXXXXXL.
You?
I was thinking more along the lines of a Columbian necktie.
Maybe one of Mandela's necklaces??
Fucking hypocrite ...
I think we all know the answers to these questions. He's a well-behaved crony and a friend to the Empire. If this were England he'd be Knighted.
We ain't seen nuttin' yet.
As this mess unravels what we think is unbelievable today will be matter of fact tomorrow.
Mr Cog, stop teasing! tell us now!
Those dead children in that Charlottesville, Virginia elementary school our Drones 'accidently' bombed hated our freedom.
<Besides, half of them were on welfare so we just cut the deficit by $798B over the next 80 years.>
/sarc just in case it wasn't obvious
I just briefly caught the clip this AM about restructuring at the USPS, so I'm not sure who the flaccid looking fat guy giving the speech was (Post Master General???), but his great phrase of the day was:
"Free isn't good!"
How do these motherfuckers look at themselves in the mirror? Is there a degree in being a lowdown dirty lying rat or something? Holy shit! You watch Brewer lie through his fucking teeth and wonder how does he do it? There must be a med that makes you a soulless fucking psychopathic scumbag or something! This is surreal!
Martin Smith nails him to the wall (you would think) and Brewer just breezes right through the interview. Soulless!!!!
Well spent sixty minutes if you can keep from throwing something at the TV;
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/untouchables/
How do they live with themselves? Probably goes a little something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO0JaecRWy0