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July 11, 2012
More Officials to Testify as Diamond Defends His Actions
DealB%k [NYTimes.com]
by Mark Scott
"Diamond" Bob Diamond appears to tell the truth about as well as Con Ed "engineers" wires around Atlantic Yards.
Robert E. Diamond Jr., Barclays‘ former chief, defended his testimony as the list of senior officials set to appear before Parliament about the Barclays interest rate manipulation scandal is getting longer.
...The British politicians asked [former Barclays Chairman Marcus] Agius whether Mr. Diamond had been completely forthcoming in his testimony.
“Would you say that Mr. Diamond lied to this committee?” David Ruffley, a member of Parliament, asked Mr. Agius.
“I can’t comment on Mr. Diamond’s testimony,” Mr. Agius replied.
In response, Mr. Diamond wrote to Andrew Tyrie, the committee’s chairman, late on Tuesday, saying he was “dismayed” that some of the politicians apparently believed he had been less than candid.
“Any such suggestion would be totally unfair and unfounded,” Mr. Diamond wrote, adding that he would be willing to discuss the issue with the British lawmakers. “The comments made at today’s hearing have had a terribly unfair impact upon my reputation.”
NoLandGrab: What reputation?
Posted by eric at July 11, 2012 1:31 PM