Imagine growing up in Hudson, Wisconsin, starting a financial career, and rising to become one of Wall Street’s trusted voices on guarding against fraud, money laundering, and compliance with international banking rules. Sean O’Malley has an experienced inside view of how the dots are connected between global finance and the White House—and he tells about the real impact of moves like trade tariffs, ending aid to Ukraine, and coddling Russian oligarchs. And we’ll get updates from State Sen. LaTonya Johnson of the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee and first-term Assembly Rep. Russell Goodwin.

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