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2/4/25: Trump Guts White Collar Crime Agency, DEI Hypocrisy On Antisemitism Task Force, Israel's AI Killing Machine
2025/2/4
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
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Antony Lowenstein
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Matt Stoller
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Sagar
Sagar:我认为马克·安德烈森和扎克伯格对伊丽莎白·沃伦的反金融机构行为感到不满,特别是消费者金融保护局(CFPB)。罗希特·乔普拉被解雇,斯科特·贝桑特被任命为消费者金融保护局的代理局长。华尔街不喜欢任何对他们说“不”的人,而消费者金融保护局(CFPB)和罗希特·乔普拉就在阻止他们为所欲为。硅谷已经开始涉足支付和银行业务。特朗普政府也在收紧对证券交易委员会(SEC)调查的监督,需要通过政治任命人员的批准才能启动正式调查。
Matt Stoller:我认为如果调查人员需要得到上级许可才能进行调查,他们会减少调查的数量。现在,证券交易委员会(SEC)的工作人员在调查之前需要获得共和党委员的许可,这将减少SEC的调查活动。特朗普政府正在关闭对企业犯罪的调查,实际上是允许有 suit and tie 的人钻法律的空子。司法部、联邦调查局、消费者金融保护局(CFPB)、证券交易委员会(SEC)都在进行类似的活动。特朗普政府正在放松对违法行为的监管,特别是对于那些有权势的人。
Deep Dive
The firing of Rohit Chopra from the CFPB and the subsequent actions at the SEC raise concerns about a potential rollback of white-collar crime investigations. This discussion analyzes the implications of these changes and explores the broader political context.
- Rohit Chopra, director of the CFPB, was fired and replaced by a billionaire hedge fund treasury secretary.
- New leadership at the SEC is tightening oversight of probes, requiring political appointees' approval for official investigations.
- This shift is seen as a way to limit investigations into corporate crime.
- The discussion touches upon the lack of public understanding of antitrust efforts and the challenges in communicating their importance.
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