[OldFriend]

It was obvious from the first days that Robert Rubin had insider information and was going to protect his investment using that information.

[alrea]

What did Citigroup know in August 2000, and when they they know it?

As a bank, you have a duty to protect yourself by HIRING political insiders that can use their inside information not only to protect you, but to make sure competition gets the worst deals. Not only that, if the political insider is a Liberal Democrat you even get a FREE PASS from much of the key media outlets, regardless of your self interest.