“On March 24, Attorney General William Barr released a summary of the findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report that stressed positive news for President Donald Trump. The redacted text of the report would not be released until April 18, more than four weeks later.
Over those four weeks, Trump and his supporters made the most of their one-sided information advantage. They blared “No collusion! No obstruction!” They dismissed the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia as a “hoax.” They demanded punishment of those in government and media who had investigated and reported on those connections.
In retrospect, that was not a very smart thing to do.”
Edward Fishman’s Chokepoints Longlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year 2025 Edward Fishman’s Chokepoints: How the Global Economy Became a Weapon…
Today, we’ll be turning our attention towards the economic moves that the Trump admin made while I was away. Intel was partially nationalized (10% government…