Research that resonates.

He's the president of the Government Accountability Institute, Peter Switzer.

Peter Schweitzer. Peter Schweitzer. Peter Schweitzer has spent many years, in fact, probably

done a more comprehensive job than anyone's ever done, chronicling the corruption by the powerful in Washington. The very prescient Eric Eggers.

Join me right now is Government Accountability Institute Research Director, Eric Eggers.

We're going to take information that we've learned that people like Peter Schweitzer have uncovered,

and we're going to try to go further.

Great investigative reporting, Peter. You're the only one doing it.

Thank God.

Eric Eggers from the Government Accountability Institute and co-hosts of that great podcast,

The Drill Down with Peter Schweitzer.

This is The Drill Down with Peter Schweitzer.

Hi, it's Peter Schweitzer and welcome to The Drill Down.

Well, you're hearing about tariffs,

trade wars, stock markets and turmoil. What exactly is going on? Joining me today is Eric Eggers.

We're going to unpack it for you. We are not financial advisors. So don't look for us in that regard.

But I will say we've studied a lot of what happens in economic decision making and there are a lot

of interesting aspects to what's happening right now that people probably aren't aware of.

No, I think that's right.

This should be an illuminating discussion.

And obviously, we're in the middle of this big story just like everyone else.

Last week, you had a Diet Coke to open the episode this week.

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