July 15, 2026

Beyond the Brink and Fighting Back against Government Subpoenas and Economic Fears

Journalist Rosemary Armao chats in this week’s chapter of her podcast Beyond the Brink and Fighting Back with investment banker Marc Wittman about the blistering federal court ruling against Donald Trump’s suit against the IRS. A judge shot down a plan to “settle” a suit the president brought against an agency he controls as so fraudulent that she even referred lawyers arguing it to their bar associations. This matter is likely to be juicy fodder for the Todd Blanche confirmation hearings this week as Acting Attorney General. Blanche, a former Trump lawyer, was cool with an agreement to give the Trump family amnesty for all possible tax violations. The deal also called for a special fund that would compensate people who, like Trump, think they were the subject of government witch hunts. The journalist and financier also talks about what impact AI will have or is having on the economy. Wittman’s thoughts differ from the Doomsday predictions we are used to hearing.

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