UPDATE 1-Ex-U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner defends AIG bailout
October 07, 2014 at 18:39 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday defended the government's rescue of American International Group Inc in September 2008, saying it was necessary to prevent the country from plunging into a second Great Depression.