Ep.111 Crypto Corruption: Trump 2.0 with Frank Vogl

Jason Pack is joined by Frank Vogl. Formerly a foreign correspondent for The Times, and then a senior official at the World Bank, Frank set up Transparency International in 1993, and then co-founded the Partnership for Transparency Fund in 1998. These two global organisations are at the forefront in the fight by civil society against corruption. Now, Frank is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and the author of many articles and two books on global corruption: The Enablers and Waging War on Corruption. 

In their discussion, Jason and Frank delve into the overt corruption of various decisions early in the second Trump Administration, providing a focus on the role cryptocurrency plays in this corruption. Then, they look at the dismantling of anti-corruption mechanisms, and the transformation of the Republican Party into a vehicle for Trumpism and mafioso crony enrichment of Trump’s allies. Then: they analyse the complicity of Western nations in enabling corruption, and the economic implications of these actions.

Producer: George McDonagh

Executive Producer: Neil Fearn

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