The House Financial Services Committee on Monday released a massive report criticizing Eric Holder’s Justice Department for failing to prosecute HSBC in 2012 for money laundering. Criminal charges, the feds feared, could have resulted in a global financial disaster, so they opted for a deferred prosecution agreement instead.
Bernie Sanders could credibly argue DOJ made the wrong call, but a bunch of Republicans in Congress? Really? It feels more like political opportunism.
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