Swamp Notes: Trump tries to bring watchdogs to heel

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  Donald Trump campaigned as the deregulation candidate this week.

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  As president,

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  he took more action to rein in financial watchdogs

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  by issuing an executive order taking them under his control.

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  This is Swamp Notes,

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  the weekly podcast from the FT News Briefing where we talk

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  about all the things happening in US Politics.

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  I'm your host, Marc Filippino,

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  and this week we're asking what does Trump's grip on regulators mean for the business community?

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  Here with me to discuss is Brooke Masters, the FT's new US managing editor.

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  Hi, Brooke.

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  Hi.

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  And we've also got Stefania Palma here with me in the DC studio.

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  She's the FT's legal and enforcement correspondent.

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  Hey, Stefania.

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  Hi, Mark.

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  All right, Stefania, so let's start with what happened this week.

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  What was in the executive order that Trump issued on Tuesday?

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  So Trump essentially signed an executive order that, quote, reins in independent agencies.

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  Some would argue that is a bit of an oxymoron given that these agencies are,

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