http://zerohedge.blogspot.com/2009/04/cuomo-letter-exposing-paulsons-and.html NY AG Cuomo's Investigation of the BOA merrill lynch merger reveals: When BOA discovered merrill fraudulently under reported losses, BOA wanted to invoke the "mac clause" and back out of the deal . " paulson read the ceo the riot act and said if they did the govt would fire the entire BOA board.,