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Air Date 3/7/2025

Corruption, for those who indulge, isn't just a perk of power, it can also be a method of maintaining it. Trump is not bothering to hide the corruption he's working to facilitate or how it's geared toward supporting his desire for unchecked power.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: President Trump's Second Administration and Project 2025 - Trump's Terms - Air Date 2-11-25

KP 2: The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau was protecting you from corporate greed. It's gone now. - The Real News Network - Air Date 2-18-25

KP 3: The Gangster Presidency - Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick - Air Date 2-15-25

KP 4: Trump's Theory of Power - Brennan Center for Justice - Air Date 2-5-25

KP 5: See Trump's blatant quid pro quo with Eric Adams play out live on Fox News - All In w Chris Hayes - Air Date 2-14-25

KP 6: The Billionaires Government Branko Marcetic on Trumps Complete Betrayal of His Base - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-27-25

KP 7: D.C. Gutted. Grassroots Galvanized. - Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Air Date 2-22-25

KP 8: Elie Mystal On The Peoples Checks and Balances - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - Air Date 2-21-25

(56:17) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the impact of corruption

DEEPER DIVES

(1:05:38) SECTION A: THE CABINET OF GREED

(1:48:28) SECTION B: QUID-PRO-QUO

(2:10:58) SECTION C: CORPORATE INTERESTS

(2:48:08) SECTION D: KING TRUMP

SHOW IMAGE

Description: A protestor holds up a sign that says “Stop The Billionaire Grift!”

Credit: “HANDS OFF THE CFPB RALLY at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau” by Elvert Barnes, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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