Event
Closed-door briefings for congressional leaders, September 2008
Meetings in which Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned congressional leaders of a possible financial meltdown.
- Dates
- Sep 2008
- The Trading Floor20 scenes
- How are Closed-door briefings for congressional leaders, September 2008 and … connected?
Connections 5
involved
- Henry Paulson Treasury Secretary Scholarship & press 1
- Ben Bernanke Fed Chairman Scholarship & press 1
- U.S. Congress congressional leaders briefed Scholarship & press 1
- Spencer Bachus attended one of the briefings, according to 60 Minutes Scholarship & press 1
part of
- Financial crisis of 2008 Scholarship & press 1
Timeline 1 date
- Sep 2008 Closed-door briefings for congressional leaders, September 2008
Proof 1 source
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Congress: Trading stock on inside information? (script of “Insiders”, 60 Minutes), CBS News, 13 Nov 2011.
Scholarship & press
Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke were holding closed door briefings with congressional leaders
privately warning them that a global financial meltdown could occur within a few days
One of those attending was Alabama Representative Spencer Bachus
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