Posted on 03/02/2010 3:09:55 PM PST by pissant
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and his department have been sued by Judicial Watch as a result of the government's abject failure to abide by the law, specifically the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), concerning the Toxic Assets Relief Program and Obama administration "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg.
Last November, Judidial Watch submitted an FOIA request multiple documents concerning meetings involving Feinberg, special master for executive compensation under TARP; AIG Chairman Robert Benmosche, and New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley. As the Obama administration’s “pay czar,” Feinberg is responsible for setting compensation guidelines for the seven largest firms, including AIG, using funds from TARP.
Judicial Watch's request covered meetings among the three officials that took place Nov. 4, 12th and 17th last year.
After acknowledging receipt of the Judicial Watch FOIA and giving notice of its intent to take an additional 10 days beyond the 20 permitted by the law to respond, Treasury Department officials have provided nothing to the organization.
AIG was at the center of the economic meltdown in 2008 and has since received more than $170 billion in tax dollars. The government received in return a controlling interest in the former insurance industry giant. Geithner, who was then head of the New York Federal Reserve, helped negotiate the deal that put Washington in charge of the country's largest insurance company.
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Has Judicial Watch ever won a case? Ever?
Yes
sooooo they are like 1 for 3 million? They seem to sue anything that moves. Winning the lawsuit is another matter.
A chihuahua hanging onto a lion’s ear.
On the list of things which ought to be feared, “losing a case to Judicial Watch” falls somewhere between “being struck by a runaway stagecoach” and “being nibbled to death by dormice”.
So do taxpayers get stucking footing the bill for the defendant(s) whenever someone sues members of the administration?
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