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The Bulwark Podcast

S2 Ep1018: Andrew Weissmann and Patrick Gaspard: Naked Corruption

The Bulwark Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.68.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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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.

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody. Real quick announcement, we got a double header today. Just finished it. It's awesome.

0:05.1

Andrew Wiseman gives you everything you need to know about Trump asking his DOJ to go after two whistleblowers from his first administration.

0:15.4

Just a really chilling announcement. I needed to get Andrew on at the last minute here to make sure you guys had all the

0:21.1

info on that. And then we have a new guest, Patrick Gaspard, who is the ED of the DNC a while back.

0:27.0

He's done everything really in the Democratic Party. And I thought it was just a really great

0:30.9

conversation. So just to make sure to stick around for that. All right. One other scheduling thing.

0:34.4

I had some issues juggling a guest for tomorrow's pod because I'm flying to Coachella,

0:39.7

as you guys know.

0:40.8

I'm taking three days off, not listening to the news.

0:44.9

I'm not reading your emails.

0:46.4

I'm just enjoying my happy place in the desert.

0:50.1

And because I had a guest scheduling issue, we've got somebody sitting in tomorrow.

0:54.2

And it's going to be great.

0:55.1

You're in great hands.

0:56.9

So do not skip the podcast tomorrow.

0:58.8

You will really enjoy it, I promise.

1:00.8

But I had this Catholic guilt that I was abandoning you on a Friday.

1:05.5

Instead, I am joining Sarah for the secret podcast.

1:09.5

Every Friday, Sarah and JVL have a secret pod that's for

1:13.5

Bullwork Plus subscribers only. It's one of the very few things that we do not offer for free.

1:19.6

It's just one of the little bonus land yet for our Bullwork Plus members. So if you need a Friday

1:25.5

dose of Tim, this is your moment to join Bullwork Plus.

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