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  • White House Denies Charge By Attorney that Administration Threatened Investment Firm's Reputation

    05/02/2009 3:58:06 PM PDT · by fiodora · 218 replies · 11,715+ views
    Political Punch ABC News ^ | May 02, 2009 3:17 PM | Jake Tapper
    A leading bankruptcy attorney representing hedge funds and money managers told ABC News Saturday that Steve Rattner, the leader of the Obama administration's Auto Industry Task Force, threatened one of the firms, an investment bank, that if it continued to oppose the administration's Chrysler bankruptcy plan, the White House would use the White House press corps to destroy its reputation. The White House said the story was false. "The charge is completely untrue," said White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton, "and there's obviously no evidence to suggest that this happened in any way." Thomas Lauria, Global Practice Head of...