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The Sean Hannity Show

Secret Empires

The Sean Hannity Show

Sean Hannity

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.09.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2019

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Back by popular demand, following their interview on this new, blockbuster information, Peter Schweizer, author of Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends and President of the Government Accountability Institute and Seamus Bruner, author of the new blockbuster book tapping into the truth behind the wealth of Comey and Mueller, and the corruption they have had their hands in for many years; are here to discuss the new book, Compromised: How Money and Politics Drive FBI Corruption is out today. The Sean Hannity Show is on weekdays from 3 pm to 6 pm ET on iHeartRadio and Hannity.com.

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0:00.0

Put it into perspective.

0:02.2

Is the president right when he says the recession is not on the way?

0:05.2

He is not right, but a recession is okay.

0:07.9

A recession is a normal part of economic activity.

0:11.7

President Trump and his economic team are trying to tamp down talk of a possible recession

0:16.0

after a volatile week on Wall Street.

0:17.5

President get the credit when the economy is good.

0:20.0

They get to blame when the economy is bad.

0:22.3

And right now, with some signs of economic weakness and the market is growing anxious,

0:27.4

President Trump is playing defense.

0:29.3

The question is about the economy that hasn't been asked in more than a decade warning

0:32.7

signs that haven't been flashing this bright in more than a decade in clouds that some

0:37.3

analysts say haven't been this dark in a decade.

0:40.2

President Trump is attempting to downplay growing concerns about the U.S. economy could

0:45.9

be headed for a recession.

0:48.0

Even in the face of some economic warning signs, the president and his top aides are now

0:52.3

brushing off fears of a recession down the road.

0:55.1

Printed my point out this morning that it wasn't until Nixon's recession that the

0:59.6

Watergate stuff drove.

1:01.4

So if a recession hits...

1:03.4

I think that's where he bought a pause out.

1:05.2

I think so.

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