Hello and welcome to a Trump Inc. podcast extra.

Trump Inc. of course is an open investigation from WNYC and ProPublica that digs deep into

the business side of the Trump presidency, Emilio Meritz.

For the past year, we've been researching the Trump inauguration, the record amount

of money it raised, and how it was spent.

That reporting led us to look closely at the man Donald Trump picked to run the event,

Tom Barrick, a wealthy businessman who's been friends with Donald Trump for decades.

And a big supporter.

He's the uber of the president.

Right, he's the we work of the presidency.

He's the Amazon of the presidency.

Our most recent episode is all about Tom Barrick, so please go check it out.

As we were getting that episode ready, House Democrats released a report that talked about

another side of Tom Barrick's career, his role in a plan to persuade officials inside

the Trump administration to export nuclear reactor technology to Saudi Arabia.

The 24-page document from the House Oversight Committee details how their proposal gained

momentum during Trump's first days in office, with the help of then national security adviser,

Michael Flynn, and the efforts continued despite warnings from ethics officials and staff

at the National Security Council.

The House investigation confirmed some of the reporting by one of our ProPublica colleagues,

Isaac Arnstorf, all the way back in 2017.

For editor Charlie Herman spoke with Isaac.

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