• S2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption

  • Apr 10 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
  • Podcast

S2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption

  • Summary

  • 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.

    show notes
    • Andrew's Substack
    • Rep. Steve Horsford questioning whether the tariff pause was market manipulation
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