Episode 148, The Trump’s 1st Week Edition

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Jan 28, 2025

Matt Kelly, Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance, and Karen Moore, Principal at Sounding Board Compliance, dive into the implications of Trump’s first week on compliance. Karen passionately tackles the War on DEI and critiques Meta’s fact-checking drop, contrasting it with sportsmanship at the Australian Open. Meanwhile, Matt discusses the chaos surrounding the DOGE Commission and Trump’s legal controversies, emphasizing the complexities of birthright citizenship and its impact on compliance. They also touch on the potential weaponization of the FCPA and celebrate sports legends.

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DOGE's Shift in Focus

The DOGE committee, initially focused on cutting government spending, has shifted its focus.
It now aims to reform the federal government's digital services.

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Deregulation Challenges

Deregulation efforts face legal challenges and may not be easily implemented.
Compliance officers should remain cautious as the risks persist despite potential non-enforcement.

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DEIA Under Threat

Executive orders are targeting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives within the federal government.
This raises concerns about potential impacts on private sector DEIA efforts.

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Welcome to this Edition of the award-winning Everything Compliance. In this episode, the truncated triplet of Matt Kelly, Tom Fox, and Karen Moore takes a deep dive into Trump’s First Week and what it all means for compliance.

Karen Moore takes a deep dive into the War on DEI. She rants about Meta dropping its fact-checking. She rants about the sportsmanship of those at the Australian Open who booed Novak Djokovic for having the temerity to become injured and forced to withdraw from his match but shouts out to the Bills Mafia who supported Ravens Tight End Mark Andrews after his dropped touchdown pass.
Matt Kelly considers the DOGE Commission’s insanity and its morphing into a technology committee. He rants about the Trump Administration’s inane action in trying to invalidate the Constitution and shouts out Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour for putting a TRO in place for Trump’s alleged Order overruling the 14th Amendment on birthright citizenship.
Tom Fox leads a discussion on the potential weaponization of the FCPA and FEPA. He shouts out to Jackie Smith, who presaged Mark Andrews by 26 years by dropping a wide-open touchdown pass from Roger Staubach in the 1979 Super Bowl, and to Houston Astro Billy Wagner for his election into the MLB Hall of Fame.

The members of Everything Compliance are:

Karen Woody – is one of the top academic experts at the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu
Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com
Jonathan Armstrong – is an experienced compliance & technology lawyer based at Punter Southall Law in London (https://puntersouthall.law/). He adds an international focus and can be reached at Jonathan.Armstrong@puntersouthall.law.
Jonathan Marks – can be reached at jtmarks@gmail.com
Karen Moore – is a principal at Sounding Board Compliance and can be reached at karen.moore@soundingboardcompliance.com

The host and producer, rantor (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the award-winning Compliance Podcast Network.

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