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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    After Mueller hearings, are we closer to impeachment?

    Congressman Ted Lieu made news on Wednesday when he got Special Counsel Robert Mueller to talk about indicting President Trump -- until Mueller walked that back.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 25, 2019 • 49m Listen

    Congressman Ted Lieu made news on Wednesday when he got Special Counsel Robert Mueller to talk about indicting President Trump -- until Mueller walked that back. We speak with Lieu about whether the hearings give Democrats more or less reason to pursue impeachment.

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:00

      Congressman Ted Lieu on impeaching Trump after Mueller hearings

      Congressman Ted Lieu made news on Wednesday when he got Special Counsel Robert Mueller to talk about indicting President Trump.  During the House Judiciary Committee hearing, Lieu said, “We have heard today that the president ordered former…

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      9 min
    2. 8:38

      Meuller says Russians are still interfering in U.S. elections, so why won’t Congress act?

      During his testimony on Wednesday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller discussed election security and Russian interference. But today, Senate Republicans killed a couple of bills aimed at strengthening election security.

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      7 min
    3. 15:45

      Why are Americans drawn to conspiracy theories?

      A man walks up to the home of a notorious New York City mob boss, tries to make a citizen's arrest, but ends up killing him.

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      10 min
    4. 26:11

      How Mike Wallace changed broadcast journalism

      Mike Wallace started "60 Minutes" in 1968 with Don Hewitt. He brought drama to news coverage with his probing and aggressive questioning.

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      16 min
    5. 41:45

      Public outrage sparks from Gordon Parks' photos of a boy in Brazilian slums

      In1961, Gordon Parks photographed South America’s poorest neighborhoods for Life magazine. While shooting in a Rio De Janeiro slum, Parks met 12-year-old Flávio da Silva.

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      8 min
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Michell Eloy

      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir

      Associate producer

      News

    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:009 min

      Congressman Ted Lieu on impeaching Trump after Mueller hearings

    2. 8:387 min

      Meuller says Russians are still interfering in U.S. elections, so why won’t Congress act?

    3. 15:4510 min

      Why are Americans drawn to conspiracy theories?

    4. 26:1116 min

      How Mike Wallace changed broadcast journalism

    5. 41:458 min

      Public outrage sparks from Gordon Parks' photos of a boy in Brazilian slums

    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand