About this episode

The episode discusses the creation of a new Anti-Weaponization Fund and its implications with investigative reporter Jesse Eisinger.

The President has created a 1.776 billion dollar fund of taxpayer money he can direct to whoever he wants. Huh? How did this happen, and what might happen next? We talk to Pro Publica’s Jesse Eisinger, an investigative reporter who has played a strange role in this whole story. Listen to our series with Jesse: Why is it so hard to tax billionaires? (Part 1) and (Part 2) Check out the new ProPublica podcast Paper Trail . Support the show!

People in this episode

Host: PJ Vogt

Guest: Jesse Eisinger

Topics covered

• government funding
• taxation
• investigative journalism
• billionaires
• public policy

Keywords

• Anti-Weaponization Fund
• taxpayer money
• Jesse Eisinger
• Pro Publica
• billionaires
• government funding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pro Publica, ProPublica

Places: United States

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