Bear Stearns Not Guilty

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 1, 2010
The trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers ended in acquittals. WNYC reporter Lisa Chow recaps the Bear Stearns trial and analyzes its impact. Then, William Cohan, contributing Fortune editor and author of House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street, looks at what that means for accountability for the meltdown.

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