David Rosenthal: uncertainty

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…Also, it's incredible that Gutfreund never showed the letter because I assumed he was a shareholder too. Of course, it's going to come out that there was a letter sent at some point. It's not like he's saving himself and a legal liability by not disclosing it. I don't know how far in advance he had gamed this out. What ends up happening, I’ll tell the story in a minute of how this all wraps up. But as this is going down, concurrently that weekend, Gutfreund and his lawyer—Warren still doesn't know the extent of Gutfreund’s deception here and cover-up. He doesn't know about the letter. He doesn't find out about the letter until later. They go out to dinner and Gutfreund and his personal lawyer try to get Warren and Charlie to sign a severance package for him leaving the company. They want a $35 million payout. Your reaction is priceless there. That's wild.…

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