03/09/2025: Firing the Watchdogs, The Settlement, A Method to his Madness

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🗓️ 10 March 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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The chief of the watchdog agency that protects federal workers and whistleblowers, Hampton Dellinger, was one of the first to be fired by President Trump. So were eighteen inspectors general and the chief of the board that protects federal workers. What is happening to independent watchdogs and why are they being dismantled? Correspondent Scott Pelley sits down with Dellinger and others to find out. Five years after it declared bankruptcy, Purdue Pharma and its wealthy owners, members of the Sackler family, have agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a proposed settlement that would deliver funds to victims of the opioid crisis. Correspondent Cecilia Vega investigates how this deal—potentially one of the largest opioid settlements ever—will affect the individuals and families who say Purdue’s opioids harmed them. With the NCAA basketball tournament, famously known as “March Madness,” tipping off this month, the University of Connecticut men's team is aiming for a historic three-peat. Correspondent Jon Wertheim provides an inside look at coach Dan Hurley's preparations, his strategies for managing a changing roster, and his pre-season rituals. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jill Schlesinger, CBS News Business Analyst, certified financial planner, and host of the podcast Money Watch with Jill Schlesinger.
0:08.7	It's a show where we answer your questions about your money, from investing to retirement and completing your taxes.
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0:21.8	Plus, we might even have a little fun along the way.
0:24.5	Follow and listen to Money Watch with Jill Schlesinger on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:45.3	President Trump fired in mass the people who Congress put in place nearly 50 years ago to protect the rights of federal employees and the American public.
0:51.3	Over the years and over the decades, we've been independent, apolitical, nonpartisan
0:57.0	watchdogs in our agency with the goal of improving the functioning of that agency to save money
1:04.0	and to look out for the taxpayers.
1:06.0	Do you have any experience any guilt from living off the proceeds, at least in part of the sale of Oxycontin?
1:18.9	No.
1:20.4	Do you believe that Purdue bears any responsibility for the opioid crisis in this country?
1:28.0	No.
1:29.7	Tonight, 60 Minutes reports on Purdue Pharma's role in America's opioid crisis
1:34.6	and who will benefit from their proposed $7 billion bankruptcy settlement.
1:42.1	Oh, my God.
1:43.6	Ladies and gentlemen, the two-time defending NCAA championship basketball coach Dan Hurley.
1:48.8	Oh, oh, just let me suffer through that.
1:53.1	How does that happen?
1:55.5	He still suffers studying video from a loss.
1:58.9	Hurley's wife...
1:59.8	Oh, no, don't come home like that, please.
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