CNN: Sen. Dodd (D) Lied And Secretly Removed Clause to Allow AIG Bonuses

No one reports this better thanHot Air

CNN:

Senate Banking committee Chairman Christopher Dodd told CNN’s Dana Bash and Wolf Blitzer Wednesday that he was responsible for adding the bonus loophole into the stimulus package that permitted AIG and other companies that received bailout funds to pay bonuses.

On Tuesday, Dodd denied to CNN that he had anything to do with the adding of that provision.

…but the video is priceless (look how red his face is).

Also, note that he says he did the discreet removal-not because he’s the largest campaign recipient of money from AIG (noooooooo), but because Obama’s Treasury Dept urged him to do it. That’s the same Treasury Dept that claims they were shocked and surprised, and the same Administration that says it was shocked and surprised…all while we’re supposed to ignore that they knew about the Bonuses months ago. Apparently, not only did the Obama Admin KNOW about the bonuses, but they went out of their way to covertly get them allowed!