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FBN's Stuart Varney weighs in on the sexual assault case against DSK and the possibilities of him reviving his political career.
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Aren't used to be one but now he's an American and a host of -- company on the Fox Business Network 9:20 eastern time he's -- live in studio good morning mr.
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While we have some news this morning only difference is said to the big headlines with you I'm sure -- talk about it on your show but.
With Tim Geithner but we also DSK this case against Dominique Strauss com the former IMF director of that seem to be kind of an open and shut case.
Is not apparently all the papers to headlines this morning that it may fall apart when you make of it wants a mess -- Now when you've got this kind of accusation against a man in this position.
He is ruined at least temporarily is the reputation destroyed.
His political prospects back in France destroyed.
Now the case against it may fall -- pieces now that is a classic mess yes where there's this man go to get his reputation back if that's in all to -- -- -- -- no coal that can restore his reputation.
I'm even told that some French socialists.
And he is a member of the socialist -- that trying to rehabilitate.
So maybe he could be a candidate for that presidential election it presents yet you know politics and you talk about -- American politics all the time but you also now have a good idea what happens in European politics are they more forgiving and -- An -- and he didn't do anything wrong I guess what you have to be forgiven for and I know we're getting ahead of ourselves here but say hypothetically the case does fall apart the credibility by the way of the woman.
That's accusing -- has been drawn into question.
So if it does fall apart can he agreed it would take -- he come back could he run for president and friends it would not surprise me.
You talk about European politics I would -- -- to talk about French politics because there was a difference between the two.
The forgiving nests all of France -- sexual -- and innuendo and sexual.
Billions dalliance is concerned that there's a good deal more forgiveness in France about that than anyplace else in the -- just about.
So I would not discount rehabilitation.
Politically for Dominique Strauss com.
I think it's a long shot -- practical a real long -- but it is not out of the question plots he could play the anti American -- The French resents what was done to DSK the Pope walked I don't like that.
And now that the case against it falls apart they'll really pound the anti American table and that would help -- is rehabilitation in front of the report is that they still wanna go forward with even if the felony charges are dropped with other charges -- meters will -- We'll go to the courthouse a little while that -- -- to get the latest on at this hearing this morning apparently on his his bail now Tim Geithner US Treasury Secretary.
Few weeks ago Charlie Gasparino reported here that you might step down that yesterday the speculation really picked up but the number of reports saying that.
He's really thinking about apparently sun gonna go to high school's final year here in New York he's gonna commute between Washington DC and New York.
Lot of including some -- your your friends like Austan Goolsbee and Christina Romer of the president's economic advisors have already stepped down.
What if this is the latest one probably.
Yeah when demand starts talking in public about wanted to be with his family in New York you know that the writing is on the wall I think the man is going to leave what does it -- my -- would mean would be that.
It's meaningless.
Because.
It essentially.
Whoever replaces him.
Is not in a position to change president Obama's economic -- This president will not shift away from his fundamental policy is that he's -- tried -- -- to -- he has he will not shift.
He cannot shift so whom whoever becomes the next Treasury Secretary it's not irrelevant to look at a site that no I don't exactly would -- that much meaning for policy going forward.
And exactly what you mean you're probably right about that because it's not like there's gonna be suddenly someone with a completely different set of views and it's -- to change course of the administration be somebody who thinks it is similar fashion.
To Geithner look look the president just held a press conference two days ago -- which you roundly.
Bashed business you know whether it's corporate jets where this oil companies with a million and billion as corporation does not the man.
-- -- -- -- private enterprise he does not respected corporate he wants to control it and running it reminds me Unita to -- -- commentary as -- were coming out of -- end of your show yesterday you my favorite segments called Stewart says coming right up to 11 o'clock when we come on.
And and you would you were talking about well.
Your role in this the whole mess about the corporate jets and I'll tell the story real -- -- Tuesday morning -- out of bed at 3:45 always do another morning god yes -- in the woke at 5:15 I saw this morning exactly 515.
I'm an early morning -- now a world took -- all the way through till 2 o'clock eastern time.
A jump in -- go to -- to borrow at -- I'd get on a private jets and -- fly to Erie Pennsylvania make a speech in front of 16100 manufacturing people -- and -- fly back to -- to Laura and I get to bed at 1130 at night they want another issue on a road in a private -- -- that makes me a fat cat -- and I tax me tax -- watts.
-- I've just added to America's -- -- All -- kill myself as I usually do and I'm the bad guy yeah tax think yeah -- this regatta.
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