DC Corruption Is Worse Than Ever

Chris dives into the ruthless world of Washington, DC, comparing its toxic political culture to a real-life "Game of Thrones." From Bob Livingston's personal letter to Merrick Garland exposing DOJ misuse to the SEC's sudden lawsuit against Elon Musk, the patterns of political weaponization and underhanded tactics are clear. Markowski explains why he steers clear of politics, citing the pervasive lying, backstabbing, and manipulative games that define the nation's capital. www.watchdogonwallstreet.com

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Watchdog on Wall Street podcast explaining the news coming
out of the complex worlds of finance, economics, and politics
and the impact it we'll have on everyday Americans. Author,
investment banker, consumer advocate, analyst, and trader Chris Markowski.

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Game of Thrones in Washington, d C. Yeah. I've been
asked before, Hey, well, Chris, you know, why don't you
get rolled in politics and run for office someday? No? No, no,
you know, Socrates says to know thyself, and I know again,

(00:37):
I wouldn't last there very long. I'd find it difficult.
Like I said, I know myself and I'm not a
violent guide by any stretch the imagination, but I don't
deal well with liars and people lying to my face
and underhanded crap and you know, backstabbing and all that stuff.

(00:59):
I just to have no desire to be a part
of that. It's unfortunate we're told that's politics, that's the
way it's playing. Anything goes. It doesn't have to be
that way, it really doesn't. I got two stories I
want to share with you today, part of the whole
Game of Throne stuff. There was one it was actually

(01:21):
written by Bob Livingston. He actually had it as a
letter to Merrit Garland. He said, dear mister Attorney General,
your time in office won't run out a moment too soon.
You'll be remembered as a tool in a Democratic Party
strategy of misusing the Justice Department to visit injustice on
innocent people with differing political views. I'm a victim of

(01:42):
your dysfunctional leadership, but unlike many of your targets, I
have survived unscathed. Talked about his career, was in the
Navy active service, went to college, a law school, private practice,
served as a prosecutor in three separate government office, then

(02:03):
went to Congress for twenty two years. Then put together
a lobbying group representing defense, education, healthcare, corporate clients of
all kinds. Again, I'm not a fan of lobbying, but
it is what it is. But anyway, in twenty twenty two,
the FBI came to him and basically, yeah, that scene

(02:28):
from Axel Beverly Hills cop but AXL Folby, who talks
about the IRS? You know? Send it an IRS agents
down to put a microscope up your buttocks. Yeah, well again,
the government can do that the government can make your
life miserable at any point in time. And what was
probably the problem with Bob Livingston. He supported Donald Trump,

(02:52):
supported Donald Trump, and he had to deal with all
of this nonsense. Another case in point right here, Wow,
look at this magically, magically, what is Biden got four
more days? Sec sues Elon Musk over Twitter stock buys again.

(03:13):
Elon Musk highly critical of the Securities in Exchange commission.
Obviously someone that supported uh, Donald Trump. You don't think
that this is politically motivated. This is this is who
these people are. I call it Game of Thrones, and
think about Game of Thrones is is that leads you

(03:33):
can fight people on a battlefield from time. I mean,
there was some underhanded stuff on that show, but uh,
you know, eventually you can fight somebody toe to toe Washington,
d C. It's just a whole level of a whole
other level of evil that I don't know how I
would go about navigating it. Watch Talking Wall Street dot Com.