What Trumps are spending taxpayer money on

Feb. 07, 2017

Donald Trump’s recent trip to Mar-a-Lago and Eric Trump’s trip to Uruguay raise questions of what taxpayers should pay for and reveal the blurred lines between the Trumps’ business holdings and official U.S. business.

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Credits

Guest:

Joshua Voorhees - Slate - @JoshVoorhees

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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