Thursday, April 14, 2016

Denial, obfuscation: how politicians react to Panama Papers

In this grab taken from video Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson leaves after holding a meeting at Iceland's Parliament in Reykjavik, Tuesday April 5, 2016. Iceland's embattled prime minister has resigned amid a controversy over his offshore holdings, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday as outrage over the accounts roiled the North Atlantic island nation. (APTN via AP)

The rich and powerful who have been drawn into the reports about offshore accounts have had a remarkable variety of responses — from striking back with claims of a U.S.-backed conspiracy to indignantly storming out of an interview.

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