Rahm Emanuel looks back at one of Obama's toughest decisions

Rahm Emanuel says one of the biggest lessons from the 2008 financial crisis was that the Justice Department should have pursued criminal cases against financial institutions and bankers tied to so-called "liar loans." In this conversation with POLITICO's Jonathan Martin, the former Obama chief of staff reflects on whether the administration missed an opportunity—and whether that failure helped fuel voter frustration in the years that followed. ----------------------------------------- Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjtvMmHXbutALaw9XzRkAg?view_as=subscriber Check out our video catalog: https://www.politico.com/video Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/politico/ ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/politico/