The Weekly Stewart This Week
On this “The Weekly Show” podcast with Jon Stewart, his guests are Susan Glasser, New Yorker staff writer and co-author of "The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021," and Eric Lipton, investigative reporter for The New York Times. As the show writes, “As concerns mount over presidential profiteering, Jon is joined by Susan Glasser and Eric Lipton. Together, they explore the scope of Trump’s business entanglements, discuss the challenges of covering these ethical breaches, and examine the legal and historical precedents that laid the groundwork for Trump’s unprecedented abuses of power.”
0:00 - Intro
4:25 - Susan Glasser and Eric Lipton Join
10:13 - What has Set the Ground for Trump's Corruption?
16:50 - Reporters are All that is Left of Accountability
21:54 - Corruption is Being Institutionalized into the Executive Branch
35:40 - The U.S. is the Single Largest Source of Global Instability
42:45 - Trump's American Hellscape Vision
57:30 - Is this a Trump Phenomenon or a Permanent Change in Autocratic Rule?
1:02:17 - Rule of Law: You'll Miss It When it's Gone
1:03:15 - Breaking Down the Discussion
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