Crypto Corruption: Trump 2.0 with Frank Vogl

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Corruption, corruption, everywhere corruption.

And no attempt to stop it in sight. As Trump and his cronies get rich from cypto, from betting against the markets as they deliberately crash the US economy, from getting rich as they dismantle government, and propose their companies fulfilled outsourced contracts, the meta analysis of the new administration appears plain and simple: The tariffs, the strategic crypto fund, meme coin, it is all just corruption out in the open.

If it is so plain for all to see, how are they getting away with it?

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To find out, Jason is joined by Frank Vogl. Formerly a foreign correspondent for The Times (UK), 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 organizations 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 2^nd 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.

Finally, as they Order the Disorder, Frank pushes for the establishment of an international anti-corruption court, and argues that European governments can and should step up to help fight back against this corruption.

(Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts here; or on Spotify here)

(Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts here; or on Spotify here)

More Background on Frank’s amazing work exposing Corruption:

For more on Frank’s work visit - https://www.frankvogl.com/news

For more on Transparency International - https://www.transparency.org/en/

Get Frank’s book The Enablers: How the West Supports Kleptocrats and Corruption - Endangering Our Democracy - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enablers-Kleptocrats-Corruption-Endangering-Democracy-ebook/dp/B09JGL62L1/

Get Frank’s book Waging War on Corruption: Inside the Movement Fighting the Abuse of Power - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waging-War-Corruption-Movement-Fighting/dp/1442218533/

Key Quotes

(Frank Vogl) - You are seeing a U .S. government run by a new breed of guys called the American oligarchs. You've got billionaires in this regime on a scale that's never been seen before, from Secretary Besant at the Treasury, to Ludwig at the Commerce Department, and so on. And what they are trying to do, essentially, is to hollow out a large part of the domestic government machinery in order, basically, to get a very large number of government contracts.

(Frank Vogl) - The rule of law has to prevail if we really believe that we can create a world that is fairer, that is better, where everybody can live a certain life of, of decency, self respect and integrity. We would have an international anti corruption court, uh, proposal made many years ago and never got anywhere by a Boston judge, this international anti corruption court would be a parallel to the International Criminal Court. It would be supported by governments across the world, and it would bring kleptocrats who participate in international, transnational, uh, grand corruption to justice. that's the idea.

And for PAID subscribers below:

You can read: 1) Frank Vogl’s Address on Corruption to the Commonwealth Caribbean Association 02_25_2025

2) The dossier he has compiled Tracking Trump’s Actions to Open the Doors to Fraud, Corruption, Unethical Activities and Conflicts of Interest (as of March 5, 2025) – from Frank Vogl and And

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