An in-depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. | dG1fZE9nVjMwV09Ub2c
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00:00We knew that folks would come down hard on us if we ever stumbled, which is why the downfall
00:13was so shocking.
00:15When I assumed office, which was January of 1999, investment bankers were, to use Tom
00:21Wolf's great phrase, masters of the universe.
00:23CEOs began to take everything they could, and ultimately that was going to destroy our
00:28economy.
00:28They literally were terrified at this guy coming after them.
00:34The New York Times identifies Governor Spitzer's mystery call girl as Ashley Dupree.
00:39I have acted in a way that violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong.
00:45Cheers erupted on trading floors as word spread of Governor Spitzer's stunning downfall.
00:51He announced publicly he's going to take me out as leader.
00:54This man really intended to destroy me.
00:56New York, New York.
00:58New York, New York.
00:59New York, New York.
00:59New York Confidential.
01:00Rocket fuel for winners.
01:02That's all it says.
01:04When you're sending a girl for $30,000 overnight, it doesn't feel like prostitution.
01:10He showed up clearly trying not to be recognized.
01:15I'm like, don't tell me it's that guy again.
01:18Joe Bruno hired the country's most notorious dirty trickster, Roger Stone.
01:22Sure, I believe in the gonzo brand of politics.
01:26Porter was told to look at client nine.
01:27He was enemy number one.
01:30The governor felt like he was under surveillance.
01:32Both Greenberg and Langone hired PR firms to go after Spitzer.
01:37You tell your buddy, I'm going to put a spike through his heart.
01:39This is a tyrant.
01:40The man's entire life is a lie.
01:42These are the guys that got us to the brink of disaster.
01:44And only Spitzer was after them years before the collapse occurred.
01:47There's all sorts of rumors about bringing me down.
01:49I brought myself there.
01:50We're at war.
01:51This is a war.