DiscoverThe Bulwark PodcastS2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption
S2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption

S2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption

Update: 2025-04-103
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Just before he paused the tariffs on Wednesday, an unusual spike in activity on the S&P 500 prompted speculation that Trump was orchestrating an insider trading scheme. After the markets closed, he joked with *the* Charles Schwab about how the financier had made $2.5 billion in trades that day. Meanwhile, Trump ordered the DOJ to investigate two former officials he regards as enemies—this comes on the heels of his efforts to intimidate law firms from taking on clients who oppose him. Plus, Trump's long obsession with white South Africans, and do Democrats listen too much to grassroots activist groups?



Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard join Tim Miller.



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S2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption

S2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption

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