In this week’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Ben Elliott discusses President Donald Trump’s social media posts concerning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the complexities of executing a public offering of their shares or merging the two government-sponsored enterprises. Nathan Dean analyzed the potential impacts of Trump’s Aug. 7 executive order directing federal agencies to expand access to alternative investments in employer-sponsored contribution plans such as 401(k)s. Elliott Stein discussed Trump’s “debanking” executive order and his social media post threatening to sue Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Justin Teresi gave an overview of litigation concerning AI algorithmic pricing that could affect health insurers, hotels and REITs.