Catharine O'Neill Gillihan, former USAID official and CEO, joins investigative journalists Texas Lindsay and Ryan Matta to unveil a web of corruption tied to U.S. foreign aid. They delve into USAID's controversial budget, political manipulation, and implications for child trafficking. The conversation underscores issues of transparency and alleged money laundering, while critiquing how U.S. foreign policy plays out in developing nations. They also touch on the role of corporate power in distorting governance and the struggles faced by whistleblowers and journalists in exposing these truths.