Paulson: Crazy Putin Pushed China To Dump Fannie Bonds And Crush The U.S. Financial System Vincent Fernando | Jan. 29, 2010, 9:59 AM | 3,478 | comment 32 Tags: Economy, Markets, China, Credit Crisis, Politics Some scary details have emerged from Hank Paulson's memoirs. Allegedly, it appears Russia may have tried to conspire with China in a bid to collapse the U.S. financial system. They were hoping to sell Fannie and Freddie bonds during a time when the U.S. economy was on the ropes. This happened back around the Beijing Olympics, when the U.S. was supporting Georgia against Russia in...