Carol Leonnig

Trump had basically confronted Rex Tillerson, not really part of the Justice Department firmament. He was the Secretary of State. And while they're sitting together talking, Trump says, look, I want to get rid of this Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, this bribery statute. It's just not a level playing field for American business people because they can't bribe. And that is so classic Trump, right?

Trump had basically confronted Rex Tillerson, not really part of the Justice Department firmament. He was the Secretary of State. And while they're sitting together talking, Trump says, look, I want to get rid of this Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, this bribery statute. It's just not a level playing field for American business people because they can't bribe. And that is so classic Trump, right?

Let's level the playing field so everybody can crime. And Tillerson, as I reported at the time, was aghast. First, he was saying, I'm your Secretary of State. Second, that's a law, so I can't undo it. And third, it's really great that we have that protection, that anti-bribery statute.

Let's level the playing field so everybody can crime. And Tillerson, as I reported at the time, was aghast. First, he was saying, I'm your Secretary of State. Second, that's a law, so I can't undo it. And third, it's really great that we have that protection, that anti-bribery statute.

Let's level the playing field so everybody can crime. And Tillerson, as I reported at the time, was aghast. First, he was saying, I'm your Secretary of State. Second, that's a law, so I can't undo it. And third, it's really great that we have that protection, that anti-bribery statute.

So Trump eventually forgot somewhere along the line, forgot that this was a huge priority of us because he kind of hit that roadblock with Rex Tillerson, though he may have tried to bring it up other places. It didn't go anywhere. But boom, here we are, Trump 2.0, and it's happening.

So Trump eventually forgot somewhere along the line, forgot that this was a huge priority of us because he kind of hit that roadblock with Rex Tillerson, though he may have tried to bring it up other places. It didn't go anywhere. But boom, here we are, Trump 2.0, and it's happening.

So Trump eventually forgot somewhere along the line, forgot that this was a huge priority of us because he kind of hit that roadblock with Rex Tillerson, though he may have tried to bring it up other places. It didn't go anywhere. But boom, here we are, Trump 2.0, and it's happening.

You know, what you said just made me think about the lens through which we watch Donald Trump, which is a person who's unapologetically transactional and a real estate investor who thinks about acquiring things. And now, you know, Greenland, Canada, Gaza, and a person who who isn't thinking about sort of the model of America, but is thinking of the model of Donald Trump.

You know, what you said just made me think about the lens through which we watch Donald Trump, which is a person who's unapologetically transactional and a real estate investor who thinks about acquiring things. And now, you know, Greenland, Canada, Gaza, and a person who who isn't thinking about sort of the model of America, but is thinking of the model of Donald Trump.

You know, what you said just made me think about the lens through which we watch Donald Trump, which is a person who's unapologetically transactional and a real estate investor who thinks about acquiring things. And now, you know, Greenland, Canada, Gaza, and a person who who isn't thinking about sort of the model of America, but is thinking of the model of Donald Trump.

And that's where we are leaning right now as a country.

And that's where we are leaning right now as a country.

And that's where we are leaning right now as a country.

Thank you, Tim, for shining a light.

Thank you, Tim, for shining a light.

Thank you, Tim, for shining a light.