Merrick Garland

3 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 13, 2023 by David Sacks · said 22 times in 11 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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2024 4 mentions in 3 episodes 1 per episode

In conversation with Reid Hoffman & Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Aug 30, 2024 · 2 mentions · from 1:15:11
Trump's market impact: Bitcoin, M&A, IPOs + transition picks; Polymarket CEO raided by FBI Nov 16, 2024 · 1 mention · from 52:00
Trump verdict, COVID Cover-up, Crypto Corner, Salesforce drops 20%, AI correction? May 31, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:21:24
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2023 16 mentions in 6 episodes 3 per episode

E140: LK-99, Sclerotic establishments, Fitch downgrades US debt, Trump indicted... again Aug 4, 2023 · 5 mentions · from 1:19:58
E158: Global trade disrupted, Adobe/Figma canceled, realtors sued, Trump blocked Dec 23, 2023 · 3 mentions · from 1:40:43
In conversation with Chris Christie Sep 8, 2023 · 3 mentions · from 1:28:22
E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem Jan 13, 2023 · 2 mentions · from 1:11:39
E110: 2023 Bestie Predictions! Jan 6, 2023 · 2 mentions · from 12:52
E142: "Rich Men North of Richmond" hits #1, upward mobility, real estate capital crunch, Trump RICO Aug 18, 2023 · 1 mention · from 1:17:59
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2022 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode

E92: Adam Neumann's second act, a16z's $350M bet, housing policy, Inflation Reduction Act & more Aug 20, 2022 · 1 mention · from 1:33:18
E91: SoftBank's $21B+ Vision Fund loss, signals of a bubble, macro picture, Trump raided by FBI Aug 13, 2022 · 1 mention · from 1:03:10
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Everything said about Merrick Garland, oldest first

Jan 13, 2023 bullish

Prediction Didn’t hold up

Sacks predicts Garland will drop Trump document prosecution

“I think Merrick Garland now is going to have to drop the prosecution against Trump for the stolen documents, or at least that part of what they're investigating him for.”

David Sacks Jan 13, 2023 ▶ 1:17:55 E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem

Aug 30, 2024 negative

Assertion Contradicted

Sacks: DOJ memo concluded Trump did not meet legal bar for January 6 incitement

“In the wake of January six, Merrick Garland's Justice Department did an analysis of whether Trump could be prosecuted for incitement, whether he incited that mob, and the legal memo came back, and they said, no, we don't have a case here. It does not meet the …”

David Sacks Aug 30, 2024 ▶ 1:15:11 In conversation with Reid Hoffman & Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Nov 16, 2024 positive

What-if

Sacks: Garland's DOJ would have acted earlier if Gaetz allegations had merit

“If there was really something there, I think Merrick Garland's DOJ would have acted on it two or three years ago.”

David Sacks Nov 16, 2024 ▶ 52:00 Trump's market impact: Bitcoin, M&A, IPOs + transition picks; Polymarket CEO raided by FBI

Merrick Garland

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