More information has come to light regarding former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's threats to Congress last fall that martial law would ensue unless they passed the bailout bill.

During Paulson's first appearance on Capitol Hill since he left office yesterday, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs said he told Congress privately that if they rejected the bailout bill another great depression would ensue, that there would be a breakdown in law and order as well as food riots and civil unrest, adding that he couldn't reveal such things publicly for fear that the situation would "terrify the American people and lead to an even bigger problem".