Mel Weinberg discusses gifts he received as part of Abscam scandal, the FBI investigation that inspired the movie American Hustle.

Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow gives his sworn deposition about banks that participated with Enron and explains what kind of fraud they committed. On December 2, 2001 Enron filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy which caused thousands to lose their jobs.

Senator Maria Cantwell, United States Senator for the State of Washington, gives a first person account on why Enron's manipulation of electricity markets is a "lesson that's been way too expensive to learn a second time around". She speculates that Enron's' manipulation has caused a loss of homes and pensions, and resulted in higher energy cost for businesses in the Northwest. Senator Cantwell is Washington's second female senator after Patty Murray, first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and then again in 2006. She has pledged to help create affordable opportunities for families, businesses and consumers in the state of Washington. Enron filed for bankruptcy on December 2, 2001.

Bethany McLean, Editor-at-large and co-author of "ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room," discusses what it was like to cover the Enron scandal and recalls how people reacted to the publication of her story. Enron filed for bankruptcy on December 2, 2001.

Journalist Jason Leopold recounts his experience breaking one of the first news stories about Enron's manipulation of the energy market in California. Enron was forced to declare bankruptcy on 64 billion dollars in assets on December 2, 2001.

Maurizio de Franciscis discusses the lessons he learned during his time as a consultant on an Enron project for Arthur Andersen. Enron declared bankruptcy on December 2, 2001.

Rick Sharpiro, the former head of regulatory affairs for Enron, discusses his time at the company and explains some of their deregulation strategy. Enron filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 2, 2001.

Pete Domenici, former Republican Senator, shares his reasons for supporting the 1995 government shutdown.

John Boehner explains why he support the government shutdown and what he hopes it will accomplish. The shutdown occurred from November 14, 1995 to November 19, 1995 and from December 16, 1995 to January 6, 1996.

President Bill Clinton discusses why the 1995 US government shutdown happened and explains his goals for a balanced budget. The shutdown lasted for 21 days from November 14 through November 19, 1995 and from December 16, 1995 to January 6, 1996.