I suggest reading Matt Taibbi's book The Divide, mentioned in the article, if you want a bit more context around Eric Holder and Lanny Breuer's involvement in t

I suggest reading Matt Taibbi's book The Divide, mentioned in the article, if you want a bit more context around Eric Holder and Lanny Breuer's involvement in this. He rests the 'original sin' at the feet of Eric Holder and a memo he wrote during the Clinton administration, as it outlined the collateral consequences doctrine embraced by justice department. It also had the most fascinating account of Fairfax Financial and a group of traders who shorted the company before trying to destroy it.