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The Hartmann Report
Republicanism Lives and Breathes Lies

The Hartmann Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 58:40


The GOP relies on lies, because what they are really selling is making the rich richer. This is why the right wing always opposes fact checking and even real news that deals in facts at all.Plus- Thom reads from "The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family" by David Cay Johnston.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
Donald Trump's Pro-Corporate Agenda and the Hidden System Redistributing Wealth from the Many to the Few w/ David Cay Johnston

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 45:18


On this edition of Parallax Views, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter David Cay Johnston has becomes widely known for his reporting on Donald Trump. He first reported on Donald Trump in 1988 and his since written three books on the former President: The Making of Donald Trump (2016), It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration is Doing to America (2018), and The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family (2022). Before writing those books on the MAGA movement leader, however, David wrote about what he refers to as the "hidden-in-plain sight system we have that takes from the money and redistributes to the very few". Turns out, there's a connective tissue between Davide's books on Trump and his reporting on that hidden system. Namely, David says, Trump is the embodiment of that system. In this interview, David and I will delve into how his books Temples of Chance: How America Inc. Bought Out Murder Inc. to Win Control of the Casino Business (1992), Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich—and Cheat Everybody Else (2003), Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill (2007), The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind (2012), and Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality (2014). We'll delve into Trump's pro-corporate, anti-working class agenda; some of the specific mechanism that have been used to make massive wealth transfer to the rich at the expense of the working class and poor since Reagan; the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025; the Build the Wall charity scam; President Joe Biden, the U.S. economy, inflation, job creation, and wage increases; Trump's views on minimum wage not being pro-worker; Trump's reverse Robin Hood tax policy and tax cuts to the rich; the problem with big mainstream media today and why the legacy media outlets don't intensively cover issues effecting everyday Americans enough; the warping of the campaign finance system since the Watergate scandal; how the donor class became so powerful in the American political system; a history lesson going back to the Civil War through to the Nixon years and beyond on how we got to this moment; the Supreme Court decisions that helped shaped politics in favor of big business; the poverty found in low-tax societies and David's reporting on "hidden taxes" in Singapore; the modern world's need for investments in public infrastructure and the creation of common wealth that benefits all; issues facing the education system today and how failing literacy rates in America are ruining the American political system; China's innovations in education and what it means for America; and much, much more! This is by far the best interview of had with David Cay Johnston.

The Hartmann Report
Money versus People Power

The Hartmann Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 59:43


The right-wing super majority on the Supreme Court is no fan of the will of the people. Can democracy fight back? Or is the growing right-wing influence in Europe a warning for November?Plus- Thom reads from "The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family" by David Cay Johnston.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Opperman Report
David Cay Johnston : Trump Trials Drug Smuggling Hellicopter Pilot

The Opperman Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 53:56


One of the biggest experts on Donald Trump is David Cay Johnston. He is the author of many books on the former president, outlining both Trumps' history and his malfeasance in office. His no holds barred and anti-b.s. detector means he is invited on shows on cable and national news as well as interviews in podcasts such as The Opperman Report.Here he talks about the current travails of the former president, and how they reflect not only on the two tier justice system which affords Trump certain privileges no one else would get, but also how it reflects on a country where almost 30% of the electorate would want a grifter and would be dictator as their leader.David Cay Johnston is an American investigative journalist and author, a specialist in economics and tax issues, and winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting.From July 2011 until September 2012 he was a columnist for Reuters, writing, and producing video commentaries, on worldwide issues of tax, accounting, economics, public finance and business. Johnston is the board president of Investigative Reporters and Editors. He has also written for Al Jazeera Englishand Americain recent years. Johnston is a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at College of Lawand the Whitman School of Managementat Syracuse University.Johnston is the author of best-selling books on tax and economic policy. Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill, is about hidden subsidies, rigged markets, and corporate socialism. It follows his earlier book Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich—and Cheat Everybody Else, a New York Times bestseller on the U.S. tax system that won the Investigative Reporters and Editors 2003 Book of the Year award.Johnston's first book, the 1992 Temples of Chance: How America Inc. Bought Out Murder Inc. to Win Control of the Casino Business is an account of how the junk-bond kings usurped mob control of the casino industry in the 1980s. The book discusses corruption in the industry and the role of the federal and state governments in that corruption.In 2014 Johnston released Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality. Cay Johnston shows most Americans, in inflation-adjusted terms, are now back to the average income of 1966. Post-recession (from 2009 to 2011) the top one percent of households took in 121 percent of the income gains while the bottom 99 percent saw their incomes fall.In 2016, Johnston released The Making of Donald Trump, a journalistic account of the rise of businessperson-turned-presidential candidate Donald Trump. At the time he wrote the book, Johnston had known Trump for 28 years. The book was on the New York Times bestseller list.Published in 2018 is It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration is Doing to America, an investigative piece that details actions taken by Trump and his appointees at the departmental level, and how these actions affect Americans' rights and civil protections. Temples of Chance: How America Inc. Bought Out Murder Inc. to Win Control of the Casino Business (1992) ISBN 978-0-385-41920-8 Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super-Rich–and Cheat Everybody Else (2003) ISBN 1-59184-019-8 Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill (2007) ISBN 978-1-59184-191-3 The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind (2012) ISBN 978-1-591-84358-0 Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality (2014) ISBN 9781620970850, 1620970856 The Making of Donald Trump (2016) ISBN 978-1612196329 It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration is Doing to America (2018) ISBN 9781501174162 The Enforcers : How little-known trade reporters exposed the Keating Five and advanced business journalism (2019) ISBN 9780252042942 Social security works for everyone! : protecting and expanding the insurance Americans love and count on (2021) ISBN 9781620976227, 1620976226 The Big Cheat : How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family (2022) ISBN 9781982187903, 19821879051982187903, 1982187905 BooksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

The Breakdown
March 21, 2024 | Guest: David Cay Johnston

The Breakdown

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 50:09


Trump is unable to make the $464 million bond in his civil fraud case. New York Attorney General James prepares to seize Trump assets in Westchester. How broke is he? What happens next? Pulitzer Prize winning author David Cay Johnston joins Tara Setmayer and Rick Wilson to discuss.About David Cay Johnston: In 1989 David Cay Johnston wrote about Donald Trump becoming president someday. Since 2016 Johnston has written three bestsellers about Trump. (The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family, It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America, and The Making of Donald Trump)Since 2009 Johnston has been the Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at Syracuse University College of Law, although he is not lawyer. Johnston received a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his innovative reporting in The New York Times on taxes. The Pulitzer jury cited his “exquisite command” of complicated tax laws. His next book will propose a new federal tax system for the 21st Century economy.

Anderson Cooper 360
Trump's lawyers tell NY appeals court that the former president is unable to make bond

Anderson Cooper 360

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 46:59


Trump's attorneys said despite having reached out to 30 underwriters, the former president cannot find an insurance company who will back his $464 million judgment against him in the New York attorney general's civil fraud case. Trump's lawyers wrote in a court filing that “very few bonding companies will consider a bond of anything approaching that magnitude." David Cay Johnston, author of "The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family," speaks to Anderson Cooper about the former president's legal predicament, and what he thinks could happen next. Plus, CNN's David Culver visits one of the last remaining hospital trauma centers still functioning in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, as gangs continue to hit the city with relentless violence. He joins AC360 live with his exclusive report Haiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Opperman Report
David Cay Johnston

The Opperman Report

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 58:41


David Cay Johnston2 days agoOne of the biggest experts on Donald Trump is David Cay Johnston. He is the author of many books on the former president, outlining both Trumps' history and his malfeasance in office. His no holds barred and anti-b.s. detector means he is invited on shows on cable and national news as well as interviews in podcasts such as The Opperman Report.Here he talks about the current travails of the former president, and how they reflect not only on the two tier justice system which affords Trump certain privileges no one else would get, but also how it reflects on a country where almost 30% of the electorate would want a grifter and would be dictator as their leader.David Cay Johnston is an American investigative journalist and author, a specialist in economics and tax issues, and winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting.From July 2011 until September 2012 he was a columnist for Reuters, writing, and producing video commentaries, on worldwide issues of tax, accounting, economics, public finance and business. Johnston is the board president of Investigative Reporters and Editors. He has also written for Al Jazeera Englishand Americain recent years. Johnston is a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at College of Lawand the Whitman School of Managementat Syracuse University.Johnston is the author of best-selling books on tax and economic policy. Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill, is about hidden subsidies, rigged markets, and corporate socialism. It follows his earlier book Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich—and Cheat Everybody Else, a New York Times bestseller on the U.S. tax system that won the Investigative Reporters and Editors 2003 Book of the Year award.Johnston's first book, the 1992 Temples of Chance: How America Inc. Bought Out Murder Inc. to Win Control of the Casino Business is an account of how the junk-bond kings usurped mob control of the casino industry in the 1980s. The book discusses corruption in the industry and the role of the federal and state governments in that corruption.In 2014 Johnston released Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality. Cay Johnston shows most Americans, in inflation-adjusted terms, are now back to the average income of 1966. Post-recession (from 2009 to 2011) the top one percent of households took in 121 percent of the income gains while the bottom 99 percent saw their incomes fall.In 2016, Johnston released The Making of Donald Trump, a journalistic account of the rise of businessperson-turned-presidential candidate Donald Trump. At the time he wrote the book, Johnston had known Trump for 28 years. The book was on the New York Times bestseller list.Published in 2018 is It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration is Doing to America, an investigative piece that details actions taken by Trump and his appointees at the departmental level, and how these actions affect Americans' rights and civil protections. Temples of Chance: How America Inc. Bought Out Murder Inc. to Win Control of the Casino Business (1992) ISBN 978-0-385-41920-8 Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super-Rich–and Cheat Everybody Else (2003) ISBN 1-59184-019-8 Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill (2007) ISBN 978-1-59184-191-3 The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind (2012) ISBN 978-1-591-84358-0 Divided: The Perils of Our Growing Inequality (2014) ISBN 9781620970850, 1620970856 The Making of Donald Trump (2016) ISBN 978-1612196329 It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration is Doing to America (2018) ISBN 9781501174162 The Enforcers : How little-known trade reporters exposed the Keating Five and advanced business journalism (2019) ISBN 9780252042942 Social security works for everyone! : protecting and expanding the insurance Americans love and count on (2021) ISBN 9781620976227, 1620976226 The Big Cheat : How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family (2022) ISBN 9781982187903, 19821879051982187903, 1982187905 BooksThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

The Great Battlefield
Author and Investigative Journalist David Cay Johnston

The Great Battlefield

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 63:52


David Cay Johnston joins The Great Battlefield to talk about his career as an Investigative Journalist and his recent book "The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family".

The Gist
Trump Tax Exposure

The Gist

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 38:34


Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston has analyzed Donald Trumps tax returns from 2015 to 2020 for his new book The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family. Johnston says Trump has broken easy-to-prosecute laws. Plus, the tanks are on the move! And a pollster-on-pollster spat that Nate Silver's model estimated has a 26% chance of cruelty. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democracy Now! Audio
Democracy Now! 2023-01-03 Tuesday

Democracy Now! Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 59:00


Headlines for January 03, 2023; “Return to Democracy”: Brazil Swears In Lula as President, as Far-Right Bolsonaro Flees to Florida; “Brazen” Fraud: David Cay Johnston on How Trump’s Tax Returns Show He Fleeced U.S. & Enriched Himself

Democracy Now! Video
Democracy Now! 2023-01-03 Tuesday

Democracy Now! Video

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 59:00


Headlines for January 03, 2023; “Return to Democracy”: Brazil Swears In Lula as President, as Far-Right Bolsonaro Flees to Florida; “Brazen” Fraud: David Cay Johnston on How Trump’s Tax Returns Show He Fleeced U.S. & Enriched Himself

Anderson Cooper 360
NY AG accuses Trump and his three children of fraud

Anderson Cooper 360

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 40:43


New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against former President Trump, three of his adult children and the Trump Organization, accusing them of fraud touching all aspects of the Trump business, including its properties and golf courses. David Cay Johnston is an investigative reporter and the author of “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family.” He tells Anderson Cooper the accusation “lines up perfectly” with the former President's actions throughout his life. Plus, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an immediate “partial mobilization” of the country's citizens, a move a White House official says was “expected” and a sign that Putin is “struggling.” Thomas Friedman is a foreign affairs columnist for the New York Times. He joins AC360 to discuss Russia's escalation and what he thinks Putin's end game is.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast
Mark Thompson: The Big Cheat

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 19:29


David Cay Johnston, co-founder DCReport, 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner, and 4-time bestselling author joins Mark Thompson to discuss his book, “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KGO 810 Podcast
Mark Thompson: The Big Cheat

KGO 810 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 19:29


David Cay Johnston, co-founder DCReport, 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner, and 4-time bestselling author joins Mark Thompson to discuss his book, “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain on WGN Plus
‘The Big Cheat,' by author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain on WGN Plus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022


This week, Paul goes Behind the Curtain with investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnston about his latest book: The Big Cheat: how Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and his Family. It's the last in a trilogy of books about the Trumps and their financial conduct. Johnston is a frequent guest on a […]

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast
March 8, 2022: Mark Thompson - The Big Cheat

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 19:36


David Cay Johnston, Co-founder DCReport.org; 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner; 4-time bestselling author talks to Mark Thompson about his book, “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hartmann Report
IS THE ANTI-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT REACHING A TIPPING POINT IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD?

The Hartmann Report

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 57:56


This debate about how humans should govern themselves is the real battle of our time, both metaphorically and literally, both internationally and right here at home.How Do We Stop a Trump Race War? Thom asks Rep. Joe Walsh, the host of "White Flag w/Joe Walsh." Also joining the show is David Cay Johnston, Investigative Journalist and author of The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family. Thom asks the question, "Is Trump REALLY Going to Jail?"See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Town Hall Seattle Civics Series
273. David Cay Johnston with Sarah Reyneveld: How Donald Trump Fleeced America

Town Hall Seattle Civics Series

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 57:28


It's not uncommon for commentary about former president Trump's spending habits to be met with raised eyebrows and stifled chuckles; soundbites about golf resorts and hotel empires induce a special kind of side-eye when they pop in and out of the news. But beyond anecdotes, most Americans probably don't know the colossal extent of Trump's spending. How bad was it? Bad, argued Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston. According to Johnston, Trump's self-beneficial money machine started churning less than 40 minutes after taking the oath of office and didn't slow down during his four years of presidency. Johnston's new book, The Big Cheat, layed out the flow of money in and out of hundreds of Trump's enterprises. He chronicled the conflicts of interest, the favors, and the entanglement of actions that benefited only the Trump family — but came at a great cost to the American people and jeopardized our national security. David Cay Johnston is a journalist, author, and winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting. He has been called “One of America's most important journalists” by The Washington Monthly, and he has acted as an uncredited source of documents and insight for major campaign reports by The Washington Post, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and network television. He has chronicled Donald Trump's conduct in two other books: Temples of Chance and the New York Times bestseller The Making of Donald Trump. Sarah Reyneveld is an attorney, community advocate, union member, and parent. Sarah currently serves as a Managing Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in the Washington Attorney General's Office's (AGO) Environmental Protection Division and previously served as an AAG representing the Department of Labor and Industries for nine years. Sarah is a proud 15-year state employee who feels blessed to have worked at the AGO, Washington State Governor's Office, Washington State Senate, and the University of Washington. She received a BA from Smith College, MPA from UW Evans School, and law degree from UW Law School. In 2016, she received the inaugural Evans School Young Alumni Award for her distinguished public service. Buy the Book: The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family (Hardcover) from Third Place Books Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast
February 1, 2022: Mark Thompson - The Big Cheat

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 20:07


David Cay Johnston, Co-founder DCReport, 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner, and author of “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family” joins The Mark Thompson Show to discuss the latest findings in the Trump administration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Living in the USA
Why Trump Won't be the Candidate: David Cay Johnston; plus Amy Wilentz & Tom Lutz

Living in the USA

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 57:07


Trump is going to be indicted for racketeering and fraud, because of his financial crimes, and that will prevent him from being the Republican candidate: that's what David Cay Johnston says—he's an award-winning investigative reporter, and his new book is 'The Big Cheat: How Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family.' Also: Revelations about the January 6 insurrection include striking new information about the Trump kids that day: Who did what, and also who didn't do anything. Amy Wilentz reports. Plus: : A report from Kwajalein, one of the Marshall islands in the Pacific that's a major US military base. Tom Lutz says it's completely paved over, and the only greenery is the golf course. The runway is one foot above sea level. The island will be under water by about 2035. Tom also describes life in some other places—his new book is 'The Kindness of Strangers.'

Trump Watch
Why Trump Won't be the Candidate: David Cay Johnston; plus Amy Wilentz & Tom Lutz

Trump Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 57:15


Trump is going to be indicted for racketeering and fraud, because of his financial crimes, and that will prevent him from being the Republican candidate: that's what David Cay Johnston says—he's an award-winning investigative reporter, and his new book is 'The Big Cheat: How Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family.' Also: Revelations about the January 6 insurrection include striking new information about the Trump kids that day: Who did what, and also who didn't do anything. Amy Wilentz reports. Plus: : A report from Kwajalein, one of the Marshall islands in the Pacific that's a major US military base. Tom Lutz says it's completely paved over, and the only greenery is the golf course. The runway is one foot above sea level. The island will be under water by about 2035. Tom also describes life in some other places—his new book is 'The Kindness of Strangers.'

The Hartmann Report
CONVERSATIONS WITH GREAT MINDS - AUTHOR DAVID CAY JOHNSTON

The Hartmann Report

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 57:00


Thom Hartmann is joined by investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize recipient David Cay Johnston on his latest book The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family. A deep dive discussion for the hour.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family w/ David Cay Johnston

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 75:07


On this edition of Parallax Views, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston returns to the program to discuss his new book The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family. According to David's reporting the Trump Organization made a between a whopping 1.6 to 1.7 billion dollars during the Trump Presidency. Although Trump ledged to receive only a salary of $1 for his time as President (and, in fact, did donate his salary to charity), it appears Trump himself along with his daughter Ivanka Trump, Ivanka's husband Jared Kushner, and other associates of the 45th President of the United States of America profited greatly from the Trump Presidency. In this way Trump is arguably the embodiment of a form of gangster capitalism. And "gangster" may well be apropos as David argues that the Trump family is actually a generational crime family. Despite all this, figures like Trump and Steve Bannon have promoted themselves as heroically trying to remember the "forgotten man" of the working class. Nothing could be further from the truth according to David Cay Johnston, who, it should be added, reports on the ways in which Trump bilked supporters in hospice and retirement out of their money in a very devious manner. In this conversation we cover all that as well as the story of Brian Kolfage and the "We Build the Wall" charity, how corruption under Trump differs from corruption of yesteryear like that associated with the Pendergast Machine and Tammany Hall, Donald Trump's effect on foreign policy, the story of the curious Trump associate Tom Barrack, why David refers to Trump as a carny huckster like P.T. Barnum (with one major difference) and his supporters as marks, Super PACs and the need for reforms, white collar crime, the Trump family history, Trump and Christianity, the death of conservatism in the United States, Trump and the Atlantic City casino business, Trump stealing from a dog charity, and much, much more!

Start Making Sense
Why Trump Won't Be the Candidate in 2024: David Cay Johnston; Foner & Gates on DuBois

Start Making Sense

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 46:47


Trump is going to be indicted for racketeering and fraud, because of his financial crimes, and that will prevent him from being the Republican candidate: that's what David Cay Johnston says—he's an award-winning investigative reporter, and his new book is The Big Cheat: How Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family.Also: Eric Foner and Henry Louis Gates talk about W.E.B. DuBois, the Black historian and activist of the first part of the 20th century, and his book Black Reconstruction 1860-1880—published originally in 1935, and out now in a new edition from the Library of America, edited by Foner and Gates.Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast
December14, 2021: Mark Thompson - Why do people work for the government?

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 18:10


David Cay Johnston, Co-founder DCReport.org, 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner, and 4-time bestselling author joins The Mark Thompson Show to explain his book “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family”   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast
December 14, 2021: Mark Thompson Full Show

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 70:47


Listen to the full episode of The Mark Thompson Show featuring: California's indoor mask mandate Sangita Iyer, author of "Gods in Shackles – What Elephants Can Teach Us About Empathy, Resilience and Freedom" David Cay Johnston - “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family” That's Rich See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KGO 810 Podcast
December14, 2021: Mark Thompson - Why do people work for the government?

KGO 810 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 18:10


David Cay Johnston, Co-founder DCReport.org, 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner, and 4-time bestselling author joins The Mark Thompson Show to explain his book “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family”   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KGO 810 Podcast
December 14, 2021: Mark Thompson Full Show

KGO 810 Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 70:47


Listen to the full episode of The Mark Thompson Show featuring: California's indoor mask mandate Sangita Iyer, author of "Gods in Shackles – What Elephants Can Teach Us About Empathy, Resilience and Freedom" David Cay Johnston - “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family” That's Rich See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keen On Democracy
David Cay Johnston on Donald Trump and the Fleecing of America

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 41:41


Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Day Cay Johnston, the author of The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family. ________________________ David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and bestselling author of The Making of Donald Trump and It's Even Worse Than You Think. He has lectured on economics, journalism, and tax policy on every continent except Antarctica and is a former president of Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE). Johnston has been a frequent guest on MSNBC, CNN, the BBC, ABC World News Tonight, Democracy Now!, and NPR's Morning Edition, among other shows, and was a consultant for the Netflix series House of Cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
David Cay Johnston: The Big Cheat

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 66:31


The Trump family is one of the most talked about families in the United States. Donald Trump's presidency elevated that and helped put them on an international stage that brought the family to the forefront of the world. Over the last half decade, journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston has provided the American people with fascinating insight into the financial world of one of America's most influential families. Johnston talks about the financial life of the Trump Family in his new piece of work, The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family. This new book details the aspects of the Trump family's finances during the four years Donald Trump spent in office, leaving no details out, to give you the complete picture. Join us as David Cay Johnston offers an inside look into the financial world of the Trump family. SPEAKERS David Cay Johnston Co-Founder, DCReport.org; Author, The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family; Twitter @DavidCayJ In Conversation with Mitch Jeserich Host, "Letters and Politics," KPFA Radio In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on December 9th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
David Cay Johnston: The Big Cheat

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 66:31


The Trump family is one of the most talked about families in the United States. Donald Trump's presidency elevated that and helped put them on an international stage that brought the family to the forefront of the world. Over the last half decade, journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston has provided the American people with fascinating insight into the financial world of one of America's most influential families. Johnston talks about the financial life of the Trump Family in his new piece of work, The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family. This new book details the aspects of the Trump family's finances during the four years Donald Trump spent in office, leaving no details out, to give you the complete picture. Join us as David Cay Johnston offers an inside look into the financial world of the Trump family. SPEAKERS David Cay Johnston Co-Founder, DCReport.org; Author, The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family; Twitter @DavidCayJ In Conversation with Mitch Jeserich Host, "Letters and Politics," KPFA Radio In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on December 9th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Make It Plain with Mark Thompson
David Cay Johnston on “The Big Cheat”

Make It Plain with Mark Thompson

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 37:43


We know Donald Trump is corrupt, but how deep does it go? David Cay Johnston's latest book “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family” answers that question, detailing just how far the Trump family will go with their schemes to steal. David has been chronicling Donald Trump and his family for more than 33 years and dubs him a master con-artist, laying out in his book the ways Donald was America's “beggar-in-chief.” Will he be indicted for the deeds he's done? In today's episode, David explains that it's only a matter of time. BUY “The Big Cheat” here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Big-Cheat/David-Cay-Johnston/9781982178031 Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast
December 7, 2021: Mark Thompson - The Big Cheat

The Mark Thompson Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 19:15


David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize Winner, co-founder of the DCReport, and 4-time bestselling author, is with Mark Thompson to discuss his book “The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Madison the Black Eagle
David Cay Johnston Talks "The Big Cheat"; Dr. Thomas Hudson of Jackson State University

Joe Madison the Black Eagle

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 32:03


Joe Madison interviews journalist David Cay Johnston about his new book "The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family," then talks with President Thomas Hudson of Jackson State University about how the Build Back Better package will be a game changer for HBCUs.