# Larry Summers' smoking gun: How he, Rubin & Geithner deregulated banks -- GLOBALLY **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [August 22, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-summers-smoking-gun-how-he-rubin-geithner-deregulated-banks-globally/666917 "2013-08-22T23:13:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-summers-smoking-gun-how-he-rubin-geithner-deregulated-banks-globally/666917/61 "2013-09-23T03:08:56Z")
> [@newcomer](#): > > I suppose, those “hurt” by his allegations can always file a suit. > > I’ll hold my breath though … It’s up to Greg Palast to provide some evidence for his claims. It’s not up to Barack Obama to file a lawsuit against a vague, weird conspiracy theory about why he ran for President to prove Palast wrong; I’m not even sure what damages he could sue for. ---
**Author:** ![newcomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e5b9ba/32.png) [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-summers-smoking-gun-how-he-rubin-geithner-deregulated-banks-globally/666917/62 "2013-09-23T17:55:31Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > It’s up to Greg Palast to provide some evidence for his claims. It’s not up to Barack Obama to file a lawsuit against a vague, weird conspiracy theory about why he ran for President to prove Palast wrong; I’m not even sure what damages he could sue for. Hold on… now, I’m not even sure what the problem is :o As far as evidence, he’s got memos that are authenticated. Not much to discuss there. I’m thinking, you are probably objecting to his interpretation of the facts, right? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/larry-summers-smoking-gun-how-he-rubin-geithner-deregulated-banks-globally/666917.md?page=3)