The Ed Show   |  January 24, 2013

Lanny Breuer resigns

After "The Untouchables" aired on PBS' Frontline, exploring why no high-level Wall Street executives have gone to jail in connection with the 2008 financial crisis, Lanny Breuer, Justice Department's Criminal Division Chief, has stepped down. Ed Schultz has the details.

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>>> and we are back. earlier this week i spoke with martin smith , producer and correspondent for "frontline's" the untouchables, a documentary that explores why no high-level wall street executives have gone to jail in connection with the 2008 financial crisis . i have to say, watching the program i was totally stunned. there seems to be no shortage of whistleblowers offering evidence that lenders knowingly perpetrated and ignored fraud. but no one is being held accountable. well, just two days after the documentary "the untouchables" aired, lanny breuer is stepping down. though the justice department and breuer declined to comment, it looks like "frontline" struck a nerve. the justice department should embrace this documentary and use the information found in it. breuer was soft on wall street and failed to enforce the law as i see it. but just because he failed doesn't mean it's too late. holder, you've got to get on this. tonight in our survey i asked you, can republicans win a fair election? 3% of you say yes. 97% of you say no. coming up, policy catches up with reality. the pentagon will lift the ban on women in combat , but some right-wingers, whoo, they're not happy about that at all. former